Re: "Right to Repair" vs FRUs

On 10/2/2024 4:44 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:

In article <vdkgrn$3dbi8$1@dont-email.me>, llc@fonz.dk says...

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It won't benefit boat-anchor devotees like myself, whatever happens.
Expecting Tek or HP to supply a custom chip for something they sold
30, 40 or more years ago? Not likely at all.

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30+ years is a lot expect, but for example,  EU requires that car
manufacturers have spare parts and provide technical service for at
least 10 years

 It is hard to hit the happy replacement time.  Some industrial machines
are in use for 50  or more years.  I guess that the normal life expencty
should come into play.

What's "normal"?  Most of the automobiles /in use/ in Cuba are 50+
years old.

Hard to believe in a  way but a friend that has
one says you can get just about any part for the modle T Ford that is
nearly 100 years old.  NOt from Ford but after market items.

So, The Market adapted to fill the need.  The *manufacturer*
wasn't compelled to maintain their product.  "Old cars" are
a niche market where folks are willing to throw lots of money
at them to maintain/restore while a *new* vehicle could cost
considerably less (I'm looking for a '61 Continental and
figure that will put me in the ~$70K market)

I read that about 30 years ago the military needed a diode that would
normally cost less than a dollar cost them many thousands of dollars.
The military parts department did not have one and as it had to meet the
mill spec the diode company had to make up a batch of thousands as one
just could not be made. If not for mill spec the diode could have been
ordered from about half a dozen places for less than a dollar.

What role is the consumer supposed to play in "keeping current"
with technology?  Buy a TV and the model isn't available a year
later.  Nor any software updates.  Should one be able to
bring the manufacturer to task because of a defect in the
software?  Or, the fact that it can't handle new CODECs
that have become more prevalent than those that were
common when it was designed?
What cost to innovation trying to maintain older kit at
some marginally profitable level?  (carrying costs for
inventory that may or may not be sold)