Yes, that’s my point. If devices reliably lasted 10 years, repairability would be moot. (Your timeline is off, though. Flip phones were already well on the way

Yes, that’s my point. If devices reliably lasted 10 years, repairability would be moot. (Your timeline is off, though. Flip phones were already well on the way out in 2011. An iPhone 4S from 2011 would still be usable, just about.)