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Re:Rotten Apple: Right to Repair Roundup by rimliu on Monday August 12, 2019 @08:13AM (#20674651) 

  > They remove support for existing standards (e.g. headphone
  > jacks) - to sell you more shit
Except that your phone comes with already compatible earbuds.
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Re:Rotten Apple: Right to Repair Roundup by Sir_Cmpwn on Monday August 12, 2019 @08:23AM (#20674715)
Right, which they gave you for free out of the grace of their hearts. It came out of the sticker price and will cost you when you lose or have to replace them or decide you don't like them (which you won't, because to Apple fans it's a status symbol more than anything of practical value).
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