Technology
Thanks to new federal regulations, broken McDonald’s ice cream machines could be repaired faster
McDonald’s ice cream machines have a nasty status for breaking down when you’re on the restaurant, largely due to strict copyright laws that only allow specially licensed technicians to legally repair them. Manufacturers must license each technician and place locks on McFlurry machines to prevent others from repairing them.
However, 404 Media noted a new federal ruling Friday stating that technicians can legally bypass locks installed by machine maker McFlurry. This means more technicians will be able to repair McDonald’s ice cream machines, which is widely seen as a victory for the correct to repair community.
iFixit, which publishes manuals for the technical repair community, posted: McFlurry machines crash last yr by showing how to bypass these roadblocks using an easy device that McDonald’s had previously asked franchise owners not to use. Now franchise owners can use them freely.