iFixit wants to fix McDonald’s ice cream machines for good.

iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream machines::McDonald’s ice cream machines are notorious for breaking all the time, so iFixit wants to help people repair them without the help of the manufacturer.

    • @UsernameblankfaceEnglish
      41•1 year ago

      Let me introduce you to lobbying, and also hiring some lawyers to argue in the company’s favor.

        • @UsernameblankfaceEnglish
          3•1 year ago

          Yeah, I wish it wasn’t such a big factor weighed so heavily in McDonald’s favor.

          • @AngryCommieKenderEnglish
            2•1 year ago

            It actually doesn’t help or harm McDonald’s Corporate at all on this issue. That’s why they’ve been fine with the status quo. It would help McDonald’s franchisees quite a bit, so I suspect McDonald’s won’t send lobbyists to deal with what they view as a non-issue.

            Taylor, the manufacturer of the machines on the other hand stands to lose a significant percentage of the profits they currently make, and absolutely does have a dog in this fight. Thankfully they don’t have McDonald’s type funding, so it’s possible that we can win this one.

      • @[email protected]English
        6•1 year ago

        A company like iFixit you mean? Both sides can play that game. I’ll grant you that McDonalds probably have more money to burn on bribes but still.

        • @[email protected]English
          6•1 year ago

          Based on a quick search, iFixit’s revenue is around 50m a year while McDonald’s is 24 billion. It’s not even comparable lol