With time, we have come to rely on more gadgets to manage more of our daily lives. From smart TVs, to our smartphones, we use them ever more often for work and play.
One would think that once we buy them, we would be able to do with them as we want. Specially to be able to get them fix if they fail, and be able to extend their live a for some more time. Being able to repair expensive electronic devices, like TVs and smartphones, is specially important for people who can't afford to buy one every time something happens to them. Some other people, for example, simply don't want to through the hassle of buying a new smartphone if they can just replace the screen or the battery.
Yet, many OEMs seem to want to take that choice from the user. They cite anything from safety concerns, to possible intellectual property theft. as reasons why people shouldn't be able to repair they devices. Specially when third party services give that choice to the end user.
At the end of the day, if the right rules are set, there is no valid reason why third party repair services should give quality repairs to users who want them. It should be the user right to freely choose where, and who, repairs whatever device they need to get fixed.
That's why right to repair movements are vital. Users need to be able to repair the devices we own, after all we paid for them. Specially because losing it, would be in detriment of those who can't afford replacing they devices every time they brake.
Not only that, our environment can sustain us trowing away those devices when they brake. Is for the best to be able to repair our devices as much as possible, so we can make use of them for as long as possible.
