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While most smartphone manufacturers aren't too fond of 3rd party repair services, Motorola is bucking the trend. iFixit says "they’re the first smartphone manufacturer ever to supply OEM parts to iFixit," and that "Motorola is setting an industry-leading example of a company that’s looking forward-not just six months ahead to next quarter's margins, but decades ahead when devices are damned for the landfill." You can buy official repair kits on iFixit's site now, and one can hope that more manufacturers will follow in Motorola's pro-right to repair footsteps.
We can't fix the system alone. We need our community of fixers to spread the word online and in their local communities. We need legislators to make fair repair laws that hold manufacturers responsible. And most of all, we need manufacturers to make integral changes to their business models to put people and the planet before profit. Motorola is setting an example for major manufacturers to embrace a more open attitude towards repair. If you’re a Motorola customer, you can now either send in your broken device directly to Motorola for repair-or you can fix it yourself with the highest quality parts and tools, plus a free step-by-step guide, all included in our official Motorola OEM Fix Kits. That's a model worth replicating, and we couldn't be more thrilled to consider Motorola a repair ally.
We can't fix the system alone. We need our community of fixers to spread the word online and in their local communities. We need legislators to make fair repair laws that hold manufacturers responsible. And most of all, we need manufacturers to make integral changes to their business models to put people and the planet before profit. Motorola is setting an example for major manufacturers to embrace a more open attitude towards repair. If you’re a Motorola customer, you can now either send in your broken device directly to Motorola for repair-or you can fix it yourself with the highest quality parts and tools, plus a free step-by-step guide, all included in our official Motorola OEM Fix Kits. That's a model worth replicating, and we couldn't be more thrilled to consider Motorola a repair ally.