&gt; Nothing says you can&#x27;t acquire parts from another manufacturer, nor is there anything preventing you from performing the repairs yourself.<p>Incorrect.<p>&gt; I&#x27;m not sure if you&#x27;ve been keeping up with US news, but this isn&#x27;t true, at least until it&#x27;s decided in court. GM, John Deere, and Ford all have the opposite opinion[1][2][3]<p>&gt; [1]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.againstcronycapitalism.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;john-deere-and.." rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.againstcronycapitalism.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;john-deere-and...</a>.<p>&gt; [2]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techdirt.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;20150421&#x2F;23581430744&#x2F;gm-sa.." rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.techdirt.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;20150421&#x2F;23581430744&#x2F;gm-sa...</a>.<p>&gt; [3]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.boldride.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;gm-wants-to-make-working-on.." rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.boldride.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;gm-wants-to-make-working-on...</a>.<p>&gt; Not to mention I think it&#x27;s currently illegal to Jailbreak an iPhone or root an Android, despite them being yours.<p>&gt; I really do wish the US was as cut&#x2F;dry as you make it seem, and I wish they cared about consumers more, but in reality, Companies get far more rights then we, as consumers, do.<p>For instance: parts that refuse to work unless all other parts return a handshake containing a copyrighted message.