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European Parliament Just Approved Fair Parts Pricing and a Ban on Parts Pairing (ifixit.com)
submitted 11 months ago by BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[โ€“] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 76 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Parts pairing- does that refer to shit like how Apple used to pair their home button to the serial number of the phone so you couldn't replace it? Or how old Xboxes (idk about new ones) would pair the disc drive to the motherboard? About fucking time if so.

[โ€“] hillbicks@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago

Yup, that's it, at least from my understanding.

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