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Re:Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries? by gok on Friday July 27, 2018 @02:50PM (#17628226)
CPUs, cases, screens, memory chips, radios, antennae...none of the other parts of phones are standardized or swappable, and unlike batteries they are already expensive. Why would batteries suddenly behave differently when they become expensive?
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Re:Ten years left to redesign lithium-ion batteries? by magduf on Friday July 27, 2018 @03:51PM (#17628765)
None of those things retain much value after years of use: they become obsolete, and they can't be recycled.
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