A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devices for longer

Re:A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devi... by coldtea on Sunday January 13, 2019 @12:18PM (#18897526)

>Something can be a problem from one person's perspective and not a problem from another person's perspective and/or globally. :)

Sure, but also some things (like waste and overconsumption) are objective problems for our societies/environment, and we should not allow companies to profit from them and find ways to make them worse.

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Re:A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devi... by asdfasgasdgasdg on Sunday January 13, 2019 @01:14PM (#18897866)

All depends how the discarded device is being used -- i.e. the net emissions of the new device. Apple claims to emit about 80 kg of carbon dioxide (equivalent) per iPhone. This is basically in the noise for the typical consumer.

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Re:A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devi... by coldtea on Sunday January 13, 2019 @02:23PM (#18898204)

80kg * 100s of millions adds up soon. Plus this number can sliced and diced in several ways (e.g. does it included total costs for raw materials, transport, and so on, or just the assembly manufacturing?)

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Re:A decade-long boom is ending as consumers hang on to devi... by kaybe on Sunday January 13, 2019 @02:01PM (#18898088)

Does that include the whole supply chain?

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