Martineski@lemmy.fmhy.mlM to Right to Repair/Ownership@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago“slimmer and take up less space”lemmy.fmhy.mlimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down10
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minus-squarecircuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoEven if there were truth to this, I’d happily buy a larger device to have the user replaceable battery. Of course, none of the big players offer that – because it’s really about cost cutting.
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.fmhy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoRather than cost cutting it’s more about making you buy a whole new device when battery gets worse so they can get more money from you.
minus-squaremoonshrimp@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI guess there are a few cents to save in a couple of screws and a seal. But yeah that’s hardly the point.
Even if there were truth to this, I’d happily buy a larger device to have the user replaceable battery. Of course, none of the big players offer that – because it’s really about cost cutting.
Rather than cost cutting it’s more about making you buy a whole new device when battery gets worse so they can get more money from you.
I guess there are a few cents to save in a couple of screws and a seal. But yeah that’s hardly the point.