Not really. TVs, phones, laptops, appliances, etc are all really competitive markets,
No they are not. It’s a few large producers of components, mostly, with litigious interfaces, like USB, mostly, with Intel, AMD and some ARM CPUs, mostly, with drivers for Windows first, mostly.
That’s what the right to repair movement is all about, and it has nothing to do with patents but schematics and contracts. They’re intentionally making things harder to repair.
This means there’s demand for things easier to repair, but nobody’s making them. That’s because of barriers in the form of patents and licenses. You are not going to dissuade me, LOL.
Then we need rules on how long they can take to bring it to market. Hence 5 years, with an optional renewal if they need more time. One renewal, that’s it, so a maximum time of 10 years if they use full 5 years to bring it to market.
No they are not. It’s a few large producers of components, mostly, with litigious interfaces, like USB, mostly, with Intel, AMD and some ARM CPUs, mostly, with drivers for Windows first, mostly.
This means there’s demand for things easier to repair, but nobody’s making them. That’s because of barriers in the form of patents and licenses. You are not going to dissuade me, LOL.
Agreed.