Following media coverage of Apple lobbying in those two states, the company has been much quieter. Rather than lobbying on its own behalf, the company has relied on CompTIA, an organization funded by tech companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Samsung, to testify against the legislation at hearings and meet with lawmakers.
The in-person meetings in California came a few weeks after CompTIA and 18 other trade organizations associated with big tech companies—including CTIA and the Entertainment Software Association—sent letters in opposition of the legislation to members of the Assembly’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. One copy of the letter, addressed to committee chairperson Ed Chau and obtained by Motherboard, urges the chairperson “against moving forward with this legislation.
I am shocked and ashamed that CompTIA would lobby against right to repair. To think that they are viewed as a high and mighty standards organization in the IT world - it's sickening to think that people worshiping them are essentially boot-licking - a term that I try to avoid using, but in this instance, unfortunately seems accurate.
The in-person meetings in California came a few weeks after CompTIA and 18 other trade organizations associated with big tech companies—including CTIA and the Entertainment Software Association—sent letters in opposition of the legislation to members of the Assembly’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. One copy of the letter, addressed to committee chairperson Ed Chau and obtained by Motherboard, urges the chairperson “against moving forward with this legislation.
I am shocked and ashamed that CompTIA would lobby against right to repair. To think that they are viewed as a high and mighty standards organization in the IT world - it's sickening to think that people worshiping them are essentially boot-licking - a term that I try to avoid using, but in this instance, unfortunately seems accurate.