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> ...what consumers call "basic features" Consumers are the ones who have insisted — with their wallets — that they prefer phones without user-swappable batter
by jmull 8y ago
> ...what consumers call "basic features"
Consumers are the ones who have insisted — with their wallets — that they prefer phones without user-swappable batteries.
- rchaud 8y agoConsumers have "insisted" on that in the same way they've insisted on having more hormones, preservatives and color treatments in their food. Companies have switched to non-replaceable batteries because it's good for their bottom line. It's definitely market forces that are in play, but not the ones in the textbooks where consumers hold all the cards.
- DoreenMichele 8y agoYeah. A lot of "voting with your wallet" boils down to "Buy this crap and kvetch about it ...or, I guess, have nothing?"
- neogodless 8y agoThis is correct, at face value. However, the comparison is usually this: Option 1: - has a removable battery, headphone jack and/or stereo speakers - security / OS updates stop in 6 months (or never happen or are years behind) - camera is OK - getting kind of slow - proprietary version of Android with bloatware Option 2: - no removable battery, headphone jack or stereo speakers - security / OS updates for 2-3 years - camera is better in low light - it's fast right now It's like evolution, except there aren't enough options and the timeline is too short and bad features are too coupled with good features.
- JohnFen 8y agoI think that's a stretch. I don't think that consumers insisted on this at all. I think that they were simply willing to put up with it.