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> Can’t consumers just buy the phone on the market that already suits their wants? It sounds straightforward but actually isn't. In a perfect world with unlimi
by 411111111111111 4y ago
> Can’t consumers just buy the phone on the market that already suits their wants?
It sounds straightforward but actually isn't. In a perfect world with unlimited resources and no dangers of pollution etc it would undoubtedly be a clear yes, but in reality the consequences of all sides have to be evaluated to decide this.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoI’m actually suspicious that the phone doesn’t really exist, that some compromise was made by Apple or the other vendor to achieve their design goals. Saving people from themselves is reasonable given socialized environmental costs, but given that the battery makes up much of the phone these days (and Apple thankfully requires them to be returned for proper recycling), what we are trying to save are the higher value but less environmentally expensive components (eg screen, semiconductors).