Comment on iFixit is breaking up with Samsung
DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Oh, ok. iFixit is in the DIY Repair and Sales industry. They are not as noble as they would have you believe. They are a for profit company. They are interested in selling you repair kits, batteries, screens, anti-static mats, and all things they can make a profit on. While promoting themselves as the defacto “right to repair company” they are also using other companies e-waste to build up their own business without actually repairing users products. They avoid any liability (sound familiar?) or responsibility as to having the repaired products actually work. They are a mail order auto-parts catalog. Which is a good thing. Trying to create a cottage industry of tinkerers, makers, and at home fixers is a much better than most tech business models. But this nonsense that they can “break up with” any other company is hilarious self fellating garbage.
Look! I’m throwing a rock at an oil tanker because it’s bad! They are really gonna regret not paying attention to me now! As a matter of fact, I’m going to divorce that oil tanker! Ha! good luck without me oil tanker!>
Nothinghere@lemmy.one 5 months ago
it’s true that iFixit is a for-profit company, and which website isn’t? I would struggle to find a reliable info site that doesn’t find a way to earn something to keep their servers up.
I have no affiliation with them and I speak for myself that I believe their contributions to the right-to-repair movement shouldn’t be dismissed.
They provide resources and tools that help people like myself to repair their own devices. I’ve successfully resurrected my dad’s old macbook using their guide. I did this without purchasing their advertised tools (they are massively overpriced)
IIRC iFixit actively advocates for legislation that supports consumer repair rights. While they do profit from their sales, their mission to spread repair knowledge and promote environmental responsibility is still a net positive for the tech world.