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Google changes repair policy after criticism of third-party parts ban (arstechnica.com)

submitted 5 months ago by downpunxx@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Google previously said it would not return mailed-in devices using "unauthorized" parts.

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[–] snooggums@midwest.social 76 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Keep in mind that policy changes can be reverted at any moment in time, so this is only good as long as people pay attention.

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 10 points 5 months ago

Google doesn't care what end users scream about (such as YouTube ads) but I have a feeling some lawyers had an emergency meeting to explain why this was a crap idea.

I feel like this change is here to stay for a while.

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