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iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream machines (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

If I remember correctly I saw a video explaining this. Same goes with the device. Apparently the company that makes the machines and McDonalds have some sort of agreement where McDonald’s gets the machine at a huge discount but they have to use that company for repairs and only them. Win win for both. Company also added script to stop the device from working. Something like that.

Either way im at the point where I completely forget that McDonald’s has ice cream.

Here’s the video: https://piped.video/SrDEtSlqJC4?si=F9x-GPjuXEaSk7zO

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure the video you’re referring to. Really good watch.

https://youtu.be/SrDEtSlqJC4?si=XlQTvDjUa2fo7fTA

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