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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by ataturk on Monday September 17, 2018 @08:26AM (#18005204)
I could not agree more. It is so frustrating to have a device like my iPad Air 2 sitting unused because the screen got cracked. The cost to repair it was higher than replacement cost.

If we care about the environment even one single little bit repairability should be on everyone's priority list.

I'm sure the sleek new $1100 iPhones that came out last week are even worse.

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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by jsjohnst on Monday September 17, 2018 @08:38AM (#18005325)
> The cost to repair it was higher than replacement cost.

At the risk of being rude, you haven’t tried very hard then to replace the screen. It’s pretty easily doable under $100, IF you don’t go to Apple to get it repaired that is.

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