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Consumers had all the choice. They literally kept buying unrepairable devices, so the market naturally shifted away. 99% of users, even after this bill, will n
by donatj 3y ago
Consumers had all the choice. They literally kept buying unrepairable devices, so the market naturally shifted away.
99% of users, even after this bill, will never repair anything ever. It's forcing niche desires onto everyone.
It's a law that forces producers hand to do something the vast majority of consumers don't actually want.
Almost everyone will continue to buy a new phone when theirs breaks. No one wants to use a year old phone. It's already outdated. That's what makes it anti-consumer - being directly out of line with what consumers actually want.
- Qwertious 3y ago>No one wants to use a year old phone. It's already outdated Speak for yourself, moneybags.
- donatj 3y agoEveryone wants the latest version even if they can’t afford to upgrade. No one buys the latest phone and is wishing “man, I wish I had bought last year’s iPhone”
- lacksconfidence 3y agoYou live in a different world where noone wants to use a year old phone. I certainly live in a different, and perhaps non-standard, world as well. At my game night last night there wasn't a single phone newer than 5 years.
- donatj 3y agoAnd not a single person there had any desire for a newer phone?
- lacksconfidence 3y agoWell they all work in tech and make well over 6 figures, they could buy one if they wanted. There may be some desire, but it's balanced by other factors.