Right to repair often comes up as a remedy against software monopoly (think appstore/play/android/ios) because it implies being able to override the bootloader and OS.
The one major obstacle to a thriving OSS mobile market is a lack of compatible devices, because iphones and androids are locked down.
If you were actually free to do it you could easily (in a world where this market was allowed to develop) extend the life of an iphone 7 by 5-10 more years, even though apple has decided no longer to support it with software updates.
Right to repair often comes up as a remedy against software monopoly (think appstore/play/android/ios) because it implies being able to override the bootloader and OS.
The one major obstacle to a thriving OSS mobile market is a lack of compatible devices, because iphones and androids are locked down.
If you were actually free to do it you could easily (in a world where this market was allowed to develop) extend the life of an iphone 7 by 5-10 more years, even though apple has decided no longer to support it with software updates.