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The @EU_Commission has presented its proposal for a Right to Repair (#RightToRepair) (👉 commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/…). Good to finally have a proposal, but it's underambitious for achieving its goal. Let's have a closer look: a🧵 
1a/ Core to the proposal is the obligation to repair in Article 5. Good: irrespective of the location of the producer, a good must be repaired by somebody if requested by the consumer. Bad: Possibility to refuse the request by reference to the blurry concept of 'impossibility'.
1b/ Obligation to repair is limited to products mentioned in Annex II, which can be extended by the European Commission by means of a delegated act (hello, my old friend!). Proper dynamisation of the scope of the obligation to repair is crucial.
With respect @KateKurera, the only thing I don't like about your speech was the bit about "big corporations".
I don't like it, because all corporations, when successful, will become big.
Those that ride the #repairability wave have many $$ advantages.
I don't like it, because all corporations, when successful, will become big.
Those that ride the #repairability wave have many $$ advantages.
A good solid for #repairable devices is of financial management: Roughly 30-40% of a given products' revenues come in the form of lifecycle maintenance.
In the coming decade, that margin will increase to 50-60% due to futureproofing and modularity among other things.
In the coming decade, that margin will increase to 50-60% due to futureproofing and modularity among other things.
What's missed by financial managers though, is that this revenue is not free. It has two costs, one indirect:
First, the cost of staff to maintain said equipment - if your products fail "too infrequently", you're forced to use contractors (seasonal variability of need).
First, the cost of staff to maintain said equipment - if your products fail "too infrequently", you're forced to use contractors (seasonal variability of need).
