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arrow-up1455arrow-down1external-linkA new smartphone again? Rethink unhealthy culture of frequent upgradeswww.straitstimes.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square209linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepazukaza@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoIt is possible to find phones that are easy to repair in Europe. I think they are going to hit the American market in a few months. https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23783714/murena-fairphone-4-us-release-date-price-sustainability-repair So now that people have options, it is really on the consumer side.
minus-squareQueen HawlSera@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYeah, but that’s an insanely recent development
It is possible to find phones that are easy to repair in Europe. I think they are going to hit the American market in a few months.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/5/23783714/murena-fairphone-4-us-release-date-price-sustainability-repair
So now that people have options, it is really on the consumer side.
Yeah, but that’s an insanely recent development