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I'm a strong advocate for right to repair... that being said, user serviceability is something that has to be explicitly defined as a requirement. However, just

by genmud 3y ago

I'm a strong advocate for right to repair... that being said, user serviceability is something that has to be explicitly defined as a requirement. However, just because something is difficult to service, doesn't mean it was designed with that in mind. For example, designing a flex PCB with a 90 degree bend and a small inner radius like you might see on a mipi display or camera makes it extremely difficult to service, but has very little effect on initial assembly. If you design it for serviceability, you might do 2x 45 degree bends or a rounded pcb plus a stiffener above the mezzanine connector, reducing the chance it may tear or have broken joints. I guess what I'm saying is just because it hasn't been designed to be serviced, doesn't mean it was designed to be unserviceable.

pengaru 3y ago
It generates more sales to tightly couple a wear item to its host, full stop. We're talking about massive for-profit businesses here, there's zero chance this is happening ignorant of the positive revenue effects. I've had to replace the battery on my phone due to swelling in the desert heat four times now.
- sonicshadow 3y ago
  How about the consideration that making an item less easy to service incurs more complaints? That's a metric too right?
- genmud 3y ago
  I think you are overestimating how much influence beancounters and marketing people have on the design. I live in the desert as well and in the last 15 years between me, my wife and my parents have only replaced a single battery. We buy a new phone once a year and then rotate them, so keep them a minimum of 3 years.
  - pengaru 3y ago
    dude, you're voluntarily replacing phones too frequently for it to be relevant try living in the desert without AC or spend more time outdoors... I tend to go through a battery per summer.
    - genmud 3y ago
      > try living in the desert without AC or spend more time outdoors I'll pass... that sounds fucking miserable.

by genmud 3y ago

pengaru 3y ago

It generates more sales to tightly couple a wear item to its host, full stop. We're talking about massive for-profit businesses here, there's zero chance this is happening ignorant of the positive revenue effects. I've had to replace the battery on my phone due to swelling in the desert heat four times now.

sonicshadow 3y ago
How about the consideration that making an item less easy to service incurs more complaints? That's a metric too right?
genmud 3y ago
I think you are overestimating how much influence beancounters and marketing people have on the design. I live in the desert as well and in the last 15 years between me, my wife and my parents have only replaced a single battery. We buy a new phone once a year and then rotate them, so keep them a minimum of 3 years.
- pengaru 3y ago
  dude, you're voluntarily replacing phones too frequently for it to be relevant try living in the desert without AC or spend more time outdoors... I tend to go through a battery per summer.
  - genmud 3y ago
    > try living in the desert without AC or spend more time outdoors I'll pass... that sounds fucking miserable.