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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by rimliu on Monday September 17, 2018 @09:39AM (#18005805) 

  > Everybody is ok with throwing away
  > perfectly working devices
People do that? All the iPhones I ever owned were passed on to someone. The oldest are not in the useable state right now I guess, but I hope they were given for recycling not just thrown away.
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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by dagw on Monday September 17, 2018 @09:58AM (#18005955)
I don't know about throwing away, but I certainly know several people who have a drawer full of old smartphones they're never going to use again.
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Re:Apple now strives to design and build products that last ... by ceejayoz on Monday September 17, 2018 @11:22AM (#18006772)
You might encourage them to reach out to a domestic violence shelter or something. Plenty of folks would be ecstatic to have an old smartphone.
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