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garlicroastedpotato t1_j8xrprm wrote

Reply to comment by claire0 in Lobbyist working for Apple and others managed to rewrite NY Right to Repair law. by SUPRVLLAN

This is in line with the automotive industry. Some products are impossible to buy just by themselves. Like most body damage involves replacing an entire part of the body.

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TheFriendliestMan t1_j91fb5q wrote

Yeah, but no one is stopping a third party vendor from offering the body panel.

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garlicroastedpotato t1_j91t5u0 wrote

A lot of things, yeah. The problem is broadly that their manufacturing is already so expensive that it doesn't make sense to sell it without all the other parts. Like my moonroof blew out and it needed the glass, and the rails replaced. Hypothetically I could get a used part to replace those five things (four rails one glass). But no such used part existed. Instead I had to purchase the entire roof assembly and replace the entire roof. It turns out that moonroof glass is a loss leader for SUV makers.

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