By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/07/2026Apple leads the pack here: they use DMCA 1201 to block independent repair of their devices, insisting that this isn't done to extort high fees from you or to force you to throw away and replace last year's iPhone after you drop it. 49/ 1161
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/07/2026No, Apple does this to protect *you* - from unscrupulous repairers who might install malware on your phone: pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/v... 50/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Apple fucked us on right to repair (again) (22 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1170
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 25/07/2026Apple says it blocks you from installing apps without using its App Store to protect you from *malicious* apps - not to control the app market, where it makes $100b/year on payment processing junk-fees, siphoning off 30% of every dollar you spend in an app: pluralistic.net/2025/05/01/i... 41/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Apple faces criminal sanctions for defying App Store antitrust order (01 May 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 1181
