New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellphones Are Throwaways'

Re:New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellpho... by neuralRiot on Friday October 25, 2019 @04:16PM (#21358825)

> The only way to stop waste is to reach the point where you make a phone so good you don’t need a new phone for a very long time. We may be reaching that point soon within the next decade.

Do you seriously think manufacturers would ever do that?

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Re:New Hampshire Lawmaker Kills Repair Bill Because 'Cellpho... by t-h-e-chief on Friday October 25, 2019 @08:09PM (#21360494)

Hehehe They tried that with light bulbs in the US. The electric companies colluded to crush it and it became the start of planned obsolescence. I think Eastern Germany under Soviet rule made an amazingly cheap and efficient light bulb, but it didn't survive the fall of the Berlin wall - not enough money in it.

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