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On 11/4/2024 12:25 PM, Auric Hellman wrote:
> On 11/3/2024 8:40 PM, JAB wrote:.
>> ..
>> Before this week, most of the McDonald's ice cream makers could only
>> be fixed through the machine's manufacturer.
>>
>> The new rule, which went into effect on Monday, allows outside vendors
>> to fix "retail-level commercial food preparation equipment."
> 
> In other words, now some kid making minimum wage will have to learn how 
> to fix the machine instead a skilled technician earning union wages.

No, not quite, they've just opened up to more affordable third party 
repair options.  McDonald's used to have normal soft serve machines, but 
attempted to modernize franchises with the fancy digital machines 
several years ago, which go out for maintenance frequently.  That was a 
poor business decision, because they were then stuck with paying for 
proprietary repairmen $$$ ... Now, they can hire any repair service to 
work on the machines, not whatever company made them and locked them 
into some proprietary repair agreement (much like Apple computers).