French environmentalists file complaint against Apple for wasteful repair practices

A French environmental activist group, L’association Halte à l’Obsolescence Programmée (HOP), filed a complaint against Apple over practices it claims restrict possibilities to repair products with spare parts, causing waste.Reuters:“In many of the cases documented in the complaint, malfunctions are found in cases where the device is repaired with a part, even an identical and original part, not authorised by Apple’s software,” the HOP association said