Microsoft gear will be easier to repair

Stefan Mileschin · 12th October 2021, 12:50

Will not copy Jobs' Mob to save the planet

While Apple hopes to score more cash from fanboys by making their devices harder to repair, Microsoft has decided to go the other way in a move to save the planet.

As first reported by Grist, Vole will study the environmental impact of right-to-repair and act on its findings by the end of the next year.

The initiative is a reaction to a shareholder resolution filed in June 2021 that demanded the company seriously consider the environmental impact of making its products easier to repair, which itself was fuelled by the broader right to repair movement, which has been gaining steam and momentum for years.

The shareholders partnered with As You Sow, a non-profit specialising in shareholder advocacy, to help them put pressure on Microsoft.

It seems to have worked. As You Sow waste program coordinator Kelly McBee said that this is an encouraging step by Microsoft to respond to the upswell of federal and state activity in the right to repair movement.

https://fudzilla.com/news/53672-micr...sier-to-repair

12th October 2021, 12:50	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,541	Microsoft gear will be easier to repair Will not copy Jobs' Mob to save the planet While Apple hopes to score more cash from fanboys by making their devices harder to repair, Microsoft has decided to go the other way in a move to save the planet. As first reported by Grist, Vole will study the environmental impact of right-to-repair and act on its findings by the end of the next year. The initiative is a reaction to a shareholder resolution filed in June 2021 that demanded the company seriously consider the environmental impact of making its products easier to repair, which itself was fuelled by the broader right to repair movement, which has been gaining steam and momentum for years. The shareholders partnered with As You Sow, a non-profit specialising in shareholder advocacy, to help them put pressure on Microsoft. It seems to have worked. As You Sow waste program coordinator Kelly McBee said that this is an encouraging step by Microsoft to respond to the upswell of federal and state activity in the right to repair movement. https://fudzilla.com/news/53672-micr...sier-to-repair

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