Ars TechnicaMcDonald’s ice cream machine teardown shows error codes, DMCA keep it broken
Public Knowledge and iFixit want the right to repair commercial kitchen gear.
jonathankoren™@arstechnica You can’t fix the McDonald’s ice cream machine! It will upset the natural order!
Evelyn@arstechnica @lisamelton So, wait- Our whole National McFlurry Nightmare is an enshittification/right-to-repair issue?
Jhooper@gorfram @arstechnica @lisamelton Yes, it's a contract that McDonald's signed that prevents anyone else from even attempting to fix the machine. And the company has terrible service.
I am Jack's Lost 404This fully supports my theory that fancy appliances for rich people fall apart more often and are just service schemes for people who won't notice and can afford it:
"Noting that Taylor purportedly makes 25 percent of its profits from service calls and charges $350 per 15 minutes of service [...]"
I find myself conflicted though because this is awesome but really only benefits a giant corporation; but maybe there will be other indirect benefits ie. public education because this is a much more tangible situation for the mass public than a John Deere tractor...
Maybe local repair shops will start to pop up again... let's not let Ronald McDonald be the only beneficiary here...
SLCW💥@arstechnica It's absurd that McDonald's ice cream machine is at the center of the DMCA debate. What a truly pointless situation.
glasspshr@arstechnica paging @Alice …to the white courtesy phone…
Rick Mycroft@arstechnica Proper authorized ice cream can only be made with the blessings of the Ice Cream Machine Priests!