> Apple is the primary reason we have unreplaceable batteries, for example. This is a goofy fantasy. Apple, which is a minority player in this market, is forci

> Apple is the primary reason we have unreplaceable batteries, for example. This is a goofy fantasy. Apple, which is a minority player in this market, is forcing everyone else to make battery replacements difficult? No it's not. That's false, and doesn't pass the laugh test. Can we engage with the truth, instead? Is that too difficult? There are no "economies of scale" here. Phone batteries aren't a standardized part; every iPhone has a customized battery that fits into the odd-shaped space Apple is able to create in the design. Your economies of scale argument is therefore total nonsense.