National Right to Repair

FloridaYankee · 2019-11-24T17:35:14.407Z

Rurudyne:

A blast from the past:

Nine-tenths of a gig,
Biggest ever seen,
Gosh, this program’s big-- MS Word 15!
Comes on ten CDs,
And requires–damn!
Word is fine, but jeez–
60 megs of RAM?!

Oh! Microsoft, Microsoft,
Bloatware all the way!
I’ve sat here installing Word
Since breakfast yesterday!
Oh! Microsoft, Microsoft,
Moderation, please.
Guess you hadn’t noticed:
Four-gig drives don’t grow on trees!

LOL. People too cheap to update their computers.

Rurudyne · 2019-11-24T17:37:36.408Z

No, the 90s.

I’ve actually got the Byte magazine this and others Computer Christmas Carols appeared in.

FloridaYankee · 2019-11-24T17:40:36.390Z

Rurudyne:

No, the 90s.

I’ve actually got the Byte magazine this and others Computer Christmas Carols appeared in.

I got Word in 98 on one CD, though admittedly that was the tail end of the nineties. It was at least an hour to install it, I remember that much.

Rurudyne · 2019-11-24T18:02:26.753Z

The song was at that point looking into the future. It is to laugh how much they underestimated bloatware: like Word could ever fit on 60MB of memory and 0.9 GB of storage these day.

FloridaYankee · 2019-11-24T19:41:21.628Z

Rurudyne:

The song was at that point looking into the future. It is to laugh how much they underestimated bloatware: like Word could ever fit on 60MB of memory and 0.9 GB of storage these day.

I use Word 2007 now lol. It works fine and no subscription required. I don’t see any reason to ever change as long as the newer versions can read the documents. I send them all over the world and nobody seems to have any trouble with them.

Janet_Miller · 2019-11-26T18:33:51.915Z

When exactly didn’t consumers have the right to repair their own property? Have known my share of the men who did their own car repairs.

Jezcoe · 2019-11-26T18:35:07.839Z

Janet_Miller:

When exactly didn’t consumers have the right to repair their own property? Have known my share of the men who did their own car repairs.

The DMCA was a push towards not owning what you bought.

BillBrown · 2019-11-26T18:36:40.507Z

Jezcoe:

Elizabeth Warren has come out in favor of a National Right to Repair law.

Her proposal would apply only to farm equipment, so I do not think that it will go far enough, but it is a good start to putting the power of being able to do what you want with the things that you own.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors

“The national right-to-repair law should require manufacturers of farm equipment to make diagnostic tools, manuals, and other repair-related resources available to any individual or business, not just their own dealerships and authorized agents,” Warren said. “This will not only allow individuals to fix their own equipment — reducing delays — but it will also create competition among dealers and independent repair shops, bringing down prices overall.”

Warren should go into the tractor business and offer this to her customers.

Jezcoe · 2019-11-26T19:10:33.010Z

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

Elizabeth Warren has come out in favor of a National Right to Repair law.

Her proposal would apply only to farm equipment, so I do not think that it will go far enough, but it is a good start to putting the power of being able to do what you want with the things that you own.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors

“The national right-to-repair law should require manufacturers of farm equipment to make diagnostic tools, manuals, and other repair-related resources available to any individual or business, not just their own dealerships and authorized agents,” Warren said. “This will not only allow individuals to fix their own equipment — reducing delays — but it will also create competition among dealers and independent repair shops, bringing down prices overall.”

Warren should go into the tractor business and offer this to her customers.

That doesn’t even begin to make sense as far as a response goes.

BillBrown · 2019-11-26T19:18:53.580Z

Jezcoe:

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

Elizabeth Warren has come out in favor of a National Right to Repair law.

Her proposal would apply only to farm equipment, so I do not think that it will go far enough, but it is a good start to putting the power of being able to do what you want with the things that you own.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors

“The national right-to-repair law should require manufacturers of farm equipment to make diagnostic tools, manuals, and other repair-related resources available to any individual or business, not just their own dealerships and authorized agents,” Warren said. “This will not only allow individuals to fix their own equipment — reducing delays — but it will also create competition among dealers and independent repair shops, bringing down prices overall.”

Warren should go into the tractor business and offer this to her customers.

That doesn’t even begin to make sense as far as a response goes.

Of course not. Leftists want to force others to do their bidding rather than actually do it themselves. It’s the basis of totalitarianism.

If this is something the public wants and the tractor manufacturers can make a profit offering it, no law would be necessary. The free market would bring it about. No government coercion needed.

highroller · 2019-11-26T19:19:03.546Z

Sure it makes sense.It’s all part of the spoiled child syndrome the right wing has nowadays.

highroller · 2019-11-26T19:20:31.776Z

BillBrown:

It’s the basis of totalitarianism.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

Consumer protection is the basis of totalitarianism. Nice one!!

Jezcoe · 2019-11-26T19:44:00.322Z

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

Elizabeth Warren has come out in favor of a National Right to Repair law.

Her proposal would apply only to farm equipment, so I do not think that it will go far enough, but it is a good start to putting the power of being able to do what you want with the things that you own.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors

“The national right-to-repair law should require manufacturers of farm equipment to make diagnostic tools, manuals, and other repair-related resources available to any individual or business, not just their own dealerships and authorized agents,” Warren said. “This will not only allow individuals to fix their own equipment — reducing delays — but it will also create competition among dealers and independent repair shops, bringing down prices overall.”

Warren should go into the tractor business and offer this to her customers.

That doesn’t even begin to make sense as far as a response goes.

Of course not. Leftists want to force others to do their bidding rather than actually do it themselves. It’s the basis of totalitarianism.

If this is something the public wants and the tractor manufacturers can make a profit offering it, no law would be necessary. The free market would bring it about. No government coercion needed.

A quick yes or no.

When someone purchases a product, should they be able to have access to the tools it takes to maintain and repair that product or should the consumer be forced by law to go back to the manufacturer for repair and maintenance?

BillBrown · 2019-11-26T22:09:58.882Z

Jezcoe:

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

Elizabeth Warren has come out in favor of a National Right to Repair law.

Her proposal would apply only to farm equipment, so I do not think that it will go far enough, but it is a good start to putting the power of being able to do what you want with the things that you own.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors

“The national right-to-repair law should require manufacturers of farm equipment to make diagnostic tools, manuals, and other repair-related resources available to any individual or business, not just their own dealerships and authorized agents,” Warren said. “This will not only allow individuals to fix their own equipment — reducing delays — but it will also create competition among dealers and independent repair shops, bringing down prices overall.”

Warren should go into the tractor business and offer this to her customers.

That doesn’t even begin to make sense as far as a response goes.

Of course not. Leftists want to force others to do their bidding rather than actually do it themselves. It’s the basis of totalitarianism.

If this is something the public wants and the tractor manufacturers can make a profit offering it, no law would be necessary. The free market would bring it about. No government coercion needed.

A quick yes or no.

When someone purchases a product, should they be able to have access to the tools it takes to maintain and repair that product or should the consumer be forced by law to go back to the manufacturer for repair and maintenance?

There is no “should”.
The purchase and the terms of the purchase is rightfully between the merchant and the buyer.

gooddad409 · 2019-11-26T22:45:25.218Z

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

Elizabeth Warren has come out in favor of a National Right to Repair law.

Her proposal would apply only to farm equipment, so I do not think that it will go far enough, but it is a good start to putting the power of being able to do what you want with the things that you own.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors

“The national right-to-repair law should require manufacturers of farm equipment to make diagnostic tools, manuals, and other repair-related resources available to any individual or business, not just their own dealerships and authorized agents,” Warren said. “This will not only allow individuals to fix their own equipment — reducing delays — but it will also create competition among dealers and independent repair shops, bringing down prices overall.”

Warren should go into the tractor business and offer this to her customers.

Might be a big demand on her reservation.

highroller · 2019-11-26T22:57:06.497Z

Using the DMCA for your product is getting the government involved in commerce between the buyer and the merchant.

Jezcoe · 2019-11-27T02:03:11.562Z

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

BillBrown:

Jezcoe:

Elizabeth Warren has come out in favor of a National Right to Repair law.

Her proposal would apply only to farm equipment, so I do not think that it will go far enough, but it is a good start to putting the power of being able to do what you want with the things that you own.

Elizabeth Warren Calls for a National Right-to-Repair Law for Tractors

“The national right-to-repair law should require manufacturers of farm equipment to make diagnostic tools, manuals, and other repair-related resources available to any individual or business, not just their own dealerships and authorized agents,” Warren said. “This will not only allow individuals to fix their own equipment — reducing delays — but it will also create competition among dealers and independent repair shops, bringing down prices overall.”

Warren should go into the tractor business and offer this to her customers.

That doesn’t even begin to make sense as far as a response goes.

Of course not. Leftists want to force others to do their bidding rather than actually do it themselves. It’s the basis of totalitarianism.

If this is something the public wants and the tractor manufacturers can make a profit offering it, no law would be necessary. The free market would bring it about. No government coercion needed.

A quick yes or no.

When someone purchases a product, should they be able to have access to the tools it takes to maintain and repair that product or should the consumer be forced by law to go back to the manufacturer for repair and maintenance?

There is no “should”.
The purchase and the terms of the purchase is rightfully between the merchant and the buyer.

That really wasn’t a yes or a no answer.

Currently, some vendors can use the force of law to restrict purchasers of their products, including the US military, from legally having the knowledge and tools necessary to repair that product.

So yes or no.

Is this a good thing?

DougBH · 2019-11-27T02:08:30.816Z

FloridaYankee:

Rurudyne:

The song was at that point looking into the future. It is to laugh how much they underestimated bloatware: like Word could ever fit on 60MB of memory and 0.9 GB of storage these day.

I use Word 2007 now lol. It works fine and no subscription required. I don’t see any reason to ever change as long as the newer versions can read the documents. I send them all over the world and nobody seems to have any trouble with them.

I have word and excel 2010 on my PC, and keep getting notes that this will not be supported after October 2020, and advised I should switch over to the online version. Not going to happen. I’m really not sure what the security risks are. I basically don’t have those programs open while I’m on the internet anyway.
Anybody know what the risk would be?

Jezcoe · 2019-11-27T02:49:04.121Z

DougBH:

FloridaYankee:

Rurudyne:

The song was at that point looking into the future. It is to laugh how much they underestimated bloatware: like Word could ever fit on 60MB of memory and 0.9 GB of storage these day.

I use Word 2007 now lol. It works fine and no subscription required. I don’t see any reason to ever change as long as the newer versions can read the documents. I send them all over the world and nobody seems to have any trouble with them.

I have word and excel 2010 on my PC, and keep getting notes that this will not be supported after October 2020, and advised I should switch over to the online version. Not going to happen. I’m really not sure what the security risks are. I basically don’t have those programs open while I’m on the internet anyway.
Anybody know what the risk would be?

A better example would be if you were unable to buy the manuals and parts to service the computer that runs your old software.

Safiel · 2019-11-27T03:00:24.696Z

It has been a long long time since it has been worthwhile to open a computer to service it. I haven’t looked inside a computer case in ages.

I run mostly open source software on my private computers and the company provides my work computers and work software. The IT guys see to all that crap.