Re:New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellpho...
by Asooka on Friday October 25, 2019 @12:42PM
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It didn't prohibit innovation and optimisation on PC. You just have a few form factors and the motherboard has to have the appropriate dimensions. None of the connectors on a motherboard today fit any of the hardware that was current when the ATX standard came to be except maybe a ps/2 port and a headphone jack. Having half a dozen standard phone sizes seems reasonable, along with standard sockets for CPU, GPU, memory etc. At the small sizes of a cellphone it's quite possible you'll need a special device to actually replace components, but that would be acceptable. You should also have a standard battery connector so you could e.g. buy a super thick case and a 6Ah battery.
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Re:New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellpho...
by JoshTriplett on Friday October 25, 2019 @06:05PM
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> It didn't prohibit innovation and optimisation on PC
And PCs don't have their architecture determined by legislation, so that further proves the point.
> Having half a dozen standard phone sizes seems reasonable, along with standard sockets for CPU, GPU, memory etc
There are a lot more possible sizes or form factors, CPU and GPU aren't necessarily separate, and memory is typically either soldered-down chips or built into one of the other chips depending on quantity. Separating any of those into removable boards will necessarily make phones larger, heavier, and otherwise suboptimal.
> You should also have a standard battery connector
Modern devices often don't use a single discrete battery; they distribute battery cells through a device anywhere they fit and wire them together.