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[–] [email protected] 109 points 3 days ago (46 children)

Well, I can't speak for everyone else, but I can't go back because they don't sell any small phones.

[–] Xanthrax 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

They do, but service providers don't like selling them. There isn't as much of a return on smaller/ dumb/ cheap phones. I used to work at spectrum, and we'd speak of the cheap phones in hushed tones like they were the boogeyman. It felt horrible because I was using my cheap android while selling people iPhone 15s.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (4 children)

So once again instead of providing choice the market is simply phasing out things with smaller profit margins as if they planned it together in some kind of cartel.

[–] Xanthrax 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I agree. I just worked there when I was younger. I no longer work there.

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