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A standard charging port is a clear and achievable milestone. defeating planned obsolescence is a vague and unacheivable goal, and any regulations that directl
by notatoad 7y ago
A standard charging port is a clear and achievable milestone.
defeating planned obsolescence is a vague and unacheivable goal, and any regulations that directly address it are more likely to stifle innovation and be circumvented by big companies than they are to actually help.
- Proziam 7y agodefeating planned obsolescence isn't 'that' vague to be fair. Mandating 4-5 year manufacturer warranties, right to repair, and replaceable batteries/screens/button components would pretty much get us there. We're basically already able to do these things, it's just made more difficult and complex because you can't buy the original piece you need directly from apple. And, in the past, Apple has been known to intentionally break phones that have been user-repaired (the print scanner/button on an old iphone comes to mind.)