For car, phone, even tractor owners, a populist wave is rising to end the 'captive' repair economy

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Source: CNBC
Published: 2026-04-25 23:09 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Business, Transport, Technology & AI, Economy & Finance, Weather, Law & Courts, Food & Agriculture, Business & Economy, Technology
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It used to be that if your iPhone or Galaxy was damaged, you were at the mercy of Apple or Samsung to get it fixed as manufacturers snowed customers with a blizzard of unattainable proprietary parts and software diagnostics. But that pain hasn't been limited to smartphones, and a legal movement challenging who controls the diagnostic and reprogramming tools for anything from phones to automobiles, dishwashers and farm equipment — all of which consumers say have become increasingly difficult to
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