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Pretty sure they save materials, time to assemble and "space" by gluing instead of using replacable parts. I guess your theory is that it is all malice by the

• xxs 6y ago
  If was time to assemble they would have not been inventions like pentalobe and 'secure' torx screws. If you have seen a pcb with just an IC (chip) potted in epoxy, you'd know the sole reason for. Glue has its own issues including degrading with temperature - which doesn't really happen to bolts/nuts/screws. The specific standard would hopefully begin to address the issue with throwaway culture and planned obsolesce (there is min 2y warranty in the EU for all electronic goods, though). I dont care if a company save less than 1euro, making something that costs hundreds/thousands virtually useless for any minor ceramic capacitor that fails.