Microsoft has produced a new report that emphasizes the environmental benefits of product repairs. It then goes on to discuss the company’s future repairability options, including the prospect of a self-repair program, similar to what Apple, Samsung, and even Google have done. The results are as follows.
Microsoft Considers Product Repairs To Be Environmentally Friendly!
The study, which was conducted in partnership with Oakdene Hollins, a UK-based consultancy organization, reveals that fixing a device (both factory and ASP repairs) has a positive impact on the environment by reducing waste and greenhouse gas (GHS) emissions.
The paper considers the Surface Pro 6/ 8 and Surface Book 3/ Surface Laptop Studio to highlight how Microsoft’s products are evolving in terms of repairability. As a result, “increased repair services, enabled by product and process design changes and available FRUs, have the potential to dramatically cut waste and GHG emissions by enabling device repair rather than device replacement,” the researchers stated.
This can lower average trash by 92 percent and average GHS emissions by 89 percent, according to the study. GHS and waste emissions were also influenced by transportation logistics. Driving a broken product to a repair center increased greenhouse gas emissions, whereas mail-in services had a significantly lower environmental impact.
“Making more FRUs available to ASP providers and building Surface regional hubs for Factory Repair similar to those already in place for Xbox consoles,” the research advises.
While the focus of this study is on how to improve the repairability process for a more sustainable environment, it does allude to a self-repair program because fixing is now demonstrated to be a superior alternative. We still don’t know if Microsoft intends to follow in the footsteps of Apple, Samsung, and Google. Microsoft said in a statement that it has “been taking initiatives for years to improve device reparability and increase the available repair options.”
