ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoThe FTC is investigating PC manufacturers who scare you away from your right to repairwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down14
arrow-up1516arrow-down1external-linkThe FTC is investigating PC manufacturers who scare you away from your right to repairwww.theverge.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·4 months agoNot for the battery itself. They are allowed to void your warranty, if, for example, they can show it’s delivering out of spec voltage and that damaged the SoC.
minus-squarepivot_root@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·4 months agoThe funny part is that rather than respecting this, they chose to cryptographically pair the parts, so they stop working if you replace them…
Not for the battery itself.
They are allowed to void your warranty, if, for example, they can show it’s delivering out of spec voltage and that damaged the SoC.
The funny part is that rather than respecting this, they chose to cryptographically pair the parts, so they stop working if you replace them…