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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (9 children)

problem is planned obselescence.. dont buy it? fine.. a few more years we will do it for you to by dropping support for the one you are using

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Batteries are the biggest culprit for this even beyond software support. They degrade predictably over time... thus they are disposable. But with no way to replace them on most phones that means the entire device is disposable.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

ez, make them removable again???

[–] whileloop 10 points 1 year ago

I think the EU is going to require this soon

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