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Apple exec's latest interview is a pile of greenwashed BS (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Remontoire to c/technology

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[+] tst123 122 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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[–] 9tr6gyp3 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Apple still giving software support to the iPhone 8, released almost 6 years ago. Is there currently another company still pushing updates to a phone that old?

[–] AProfessional 49 points 1 year ago (26 children)

A PC from 2003 still runs a modern OS. No Apple isn’t the good guy, other companies are just even cheaper.

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[–] Kitten_Mittens 33 points 1 year ago

My 6s still gets software support, does it run the latest OS? No, of course not and nor should it. But Apple is still supporting/supplying my old ass iPhone general software/security updates. It’s in a company’s best interest to get customers to purchase their latest products but that shouldn’t undercut their commitment to their older products. I have stayed an Apple customer not because of their new products but because of the longevity of their old products/ support for said products.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Is that an argument in favor of glued-in batteries, though? A lot of users' phones aren't going to make it for six years if it's non-trivial (or impossible) to swap out the battery for a new one.

[–] Dark_Blade 20 points 1 year ago

It uses pull-tab adhesive, which even most Right-to-Repair advocates consider ‘sufficiently repairable’. When it comes to glue, Samsung’s worse by a mile.

[–] reddig33 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The battery is replaceable. Take it to any Apple Store and they’ll swap it for you for $89 or so. The adhesive is kind of like what they use on those 3m command strips.

[–] Molecular0079 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you think paying a third or even half of the current value of your phone to replace its battery is okay...well that's your loss I guess.

You can't call a device sustainable when the cost to repair it is more than what most people are willing to pay.

[–] reddig33 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m not aware of a brand new iPhone that costs $170. For me it was worth the $80 or so to have it swapped and extend the life of my phone another six years. Cheaper than buying another phone.

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[–] eager_eagle 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The most sustainable phone is the one you already own

and that's coming from Fairphone, a company that sells more sustainable devices. Imagine the footprint of other brands.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We need to take a page from the EU and force this stuff to happen by law. Expecting for-profit businesses to do anything they're not legally required to is simply naive.

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

I live in the EU and I even wish for a bit more aggressiveness regarding laws like this. It's a very slow moving machine, but I feel like it does have the ability to create change.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It 100% does! The next iPhones will have USB-C in them, and that's not because Apple thinks it's time to deprecate Lightning. They love their proprietary USB 2 connection! They were forced to upgrade, and you did that!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Does anyone know if he really uninstalled GrapheneOS of his device after the disagreement with Daniel Micay (former lead developer of GrapheneOS Project ) or it was just a clickbait?

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