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iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream machines (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream machines::McDonald’s ice cream machines are notorious for breaking all the time, so iFixit wants to help people repair them without the help of the manufacturer.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A company like iFixit you mean? Both sides can play that game. I'll grant you that McDonalds probably have more money to burn on bribes but still.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Based on a quick search, iFixit's revenue is around 50m a year while McDonald's is 24 billion. It's not even comparable lol