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Re:Apple’s repair kill switch hasn’t been activated yet by fghtr on Sunday October 07, 2018 @03:37AM (#18159320)
Not every manufacturer is doing it. Purism does not.

User upgradeable, no planned obsolescence

Solid aluminum with regular screws—not screws designed to screw you and prevent user servicing, repairs or experimentation [0]

[0] https://puri.sm/learn/why-purism-computers-are-better-than-p...

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Re:Apple’s repair kill switch hasn’t been activated yet by dymk on Sunday October 07, 2018 @04:09AM (#18159409)
Literally just pure marketing. Let's see Purism make a phone comparable to what's in the iPhone X, and have that be user-serviceable with a screwdriver and suction cup.
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Re:Apple’s repair kill switch hasn’t been activated yet by fghtr on Sunday October 07, 2018 @05:14AM (#18159622)
If being "comparable to iPhone X" is more important to you than being repairable, then Librem 5 is not for you. It does not indicate that it's "pure marketing" in any way.
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Re:Apple’s repair kill switch hasn’t been activated yet by dymk on Sunday October 07, 2018 @04:48PM (#18162537)
Hey as long as we're on the same page that they're not at all comparable phones, with comparable hardware, or comparable manufacturing requirements, get whatever phone floats your boat.
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