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Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Diplomjodler3 to c/technology

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But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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[–] woelkchen 31 points 7 months ago

So? Their over ear Bluetooth headphones came out on Q1 2023. Two years developing a new category for your company sounds about right.

So they first removed the headphone jack but intentionally didn't launch a companion device because the customers would just wait for them "to sell you their expensive solution"?

the fact they screwed customers over in 2021

Wait, 2021 customers were not informed about that and got their headphone jacks taken away after already paying? They could not make an informed decision and were screwed over?