Right To Repair Newbie Discussion

[zrlopez]

Hello everybody, I'm new to the EEVblog and still a newbie electronics guy, but I wanted to stay informed about the Right To Repair issue. Basically, my understanding is that electronics companies like Apple will make some of their products unnecessarily difficult to repair. It's not because technology is getting much more advanced. If the tools to repair it exist, then people will buy the tools to do the job. But often companies will prevent suppliers from selling the chip that you need to fix your phone say to the public, so that you are forced to either find an underground means of finding the part via China, or just give up, take the device to the companies repair people or simply buy a new device. Buying a new device, specifically, is not only costly to you, but costly to the environment.

What I want to know from the older and wiser of the EEVblog forum is:
1) What devices of yours have been unnecessarily difficult to repair, because of the issues I've stated?
2) What is Right To Repair like in your state or country? Are you able to get the parts you need?
3) I'm open to hearing both sides of the argument, so is there actually a legitimate argument against Right To Repair?

If anyone wants to direct me to resources or articles that explain this issue in more detail that would be great!