I keep my phones for 2 - 5 years. During that time, I'd need to replace the battery at least once, maybe twice. Its not a straw man argument - but I find your

I keep my phones for 2 - 5 years. During that time, I'd need to replace the battery at least once, maybe twice. Its not a straw man argument - but I find your response telling. Perhaps its not clear to a majority of HN users, but not all of us iPhone users live within productive reach of an Apple Store. Getting to one in person can be very inconvenient if you're not an American in a metropolitan city. This is a very USA-centric point of view, you know. Having a user-replaceable battery would go a long way towards assuaging the hassle of having to deal with Apple Service. Especially in parts of the world that don't have that luxurious, consumer-friendly, American-style glass facade with its fancy logo and happy green-shirt wearing customer reps ..