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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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Not everyone needs to know how. Yeah the DRM hurts repairability, hence why the post in this c/. But the article is positing it as a move that will make them pointless to steal because they will lose all their worth from being locked down--my point is that that is wrong. The battery has value because the thing that makes it an actual battery isn't disabled or destroyed. They just put a simple lock on the regulator.
The actually thing that is holding power still holds it, and that power can still be accessed. This is already happening with things like DIY power-backups for houses, but the uses for those cells exists far beyond that--refurbs for other bikes, scooters, or other personal transport options; vapes; off grid packs like the jackery; flashlights; cameras; etc. If something runs on a battery it can be made to use the easily accessible parts from a stolen pack, and there's nothing that a manufacturer can do to stop that.
Tldr, there's still worth so they aren't "worthless," and they remain worthwhile to steal.