> The requires that manufacturers at fair and reasonable terms "... provide parts, tools, repair manuals, and necessary software for devices that are still actively sold, California requires that vendors provide those items for products sold after July 1, 2021, starting in July 2024. Products costing $50 to $99.99 must be
accompanied by those items for three years, and items $100 and more necessitate seven years." In other words, everything needed to repair and maintain the product. The onus is on the manufacturers. Nothing says order fulfillment has to be "timely."
Apple came out in support of it, which surprised all the the special interests. They must have figured out a way to make big money from it.
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Apple may be thinking like the Comodore did years ago. Forget the numbers but it was like any repair was $ 75. You send in your box, they would have unskilled labor toss out the old circuit board and install a $ 50 new circuit board.
Most any device under $ 200 the labor will be as much or more than the device.