There is now a European standard for measuring how easy it is to repair stuff

Re:There is now a European standard for measuring how easy i... by mrtksn on Friday June 26, 2020 @05:19AM (#23650148)

Apple is surprisingly repearable and is a major factor driving device prices in the poorer countries.

There are shops everywhere that would fix your iPhone at very reasonable prices.

People expect to use the device for 3-5 five years since they pay multiple salaries to buy it in first place and pay it through the years.

If that’s not environmentally friendly, I don’t know what it is.

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Re:There is now a European standard for measuring how easy i... by rasz on Friday June 26, 2020 @09:47AM (#23651914)

Its te other way around. Apple products have the most third party repair support directly because they are so expensive. It makes more sense to repair $600 phone than $150 one.

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Re:There is now a European standard for measuring how easy i... by mrtksn on Friday June 26, 2020 @11:11AM (#23652846)

It also makes sense to use 600$ device that continues to get support for 5 years. Therefore , less waste overall. Cheap phones don’t produce less waste.

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Re:There is now a European standard for measuring how easy i... by onli on Friday June 26, 2020 @05:32AM (#23650223)

Actually easily repairable phones like the Fairphone 3 or the Shift 6M. Or an older LG G3/G5.

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