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To comply with a new law that took effect at the beginning of the year in France, Apple has added “Repairability” scores to the products available on its French website. These ratings indicate the ease of disassembling and repairing a device, as well as the availability of replacement components and instruction manuals … and you wouldn’t know? The scores are pretty bad.
And the judges say … At first glance, the best Apple has to offer is a 7/10 rating for certain MacBooks. Other devices did not do so well. Let’s dive into shame, okay?
As reported in The edgeApple’s full iPhone 12 lineup only scored a measly 6/10, which is honestly much better than the previous iteration of the device, which scored a respective 4.5 and 4.6. The 12 series got that small increase in rating due to cheaper phone replacement parts costs, plus they’re easier to disassemble. As for the different MacBooks, you can expect a repairability score of between 5.6 and 7. It’s worth the extra money, right?
Very retarded, but still in its infancy. The new repairability index came into effect as part of France’s efforts to reduce e-waste. According to a monitoring organization, the country only repaired about 40 percent of its devices when necessary, often choosing to simply throw them away and buy new ones. France aims to raise that statistic to 60 percent by 2026, although fines for companies that do not comply will not begin to take effect until next year.
It bodes well, at least in Europe: France’s repairability push comes alongside similar legislation throughout the European Union. At the end of last year, the EU started work on a large “Right to Repair” bill that aims to help consumers extend the life of their electronic and other devices, with a view to advancing the law later in 2021.
Meanwhile, here in good old America … well, you can probably guess how that goes, especially when Apple in America tends to destroy loads of MacBook Pros for no good reason. Around this time last year, the tech giant also made small businesses looking to offer independent repairs incredibly difficult. Oh, and then there’s the whole thing about Apple supposedly killing its own SSD … We should follow some signs from the EU, is what we’re trying to say.
