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McDonald ’s internal-combustion engine pick machines have developed a lousy reputation for being broken when you visit the restaurant , mostly due to nonindulgent copyright laws that only allow especially licensed technicians to legally repair them . The manufacturers have to license each technician , and they put locks on the McFlurry machines to prevent others from repairing them .
However,404 Mediaspotted a novel Union opinion on Friday declaring that technician can legally hack on their manner around the locks put on McFlurry machines by the manufacturer . This means that more technician will be able-bodied to repair McDonald ’s ice cream machine and is widely seen as a winnings for the right to repair community of interests .
iFixit , which mail how - to ’s for the tech repair community , posted abreakdown of McFlurry machineslast year , picture how to circumvent these locks with a uncomplicated machine , which McDonald ’s antecedently involve dealership owner not to use . Now , franchise possessor are free to use them .
