The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortage in school computers

Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by takeda on Sunday September 06, 2020 @03:09PM (#24393815)

For the last 10 years that I own smart devices somehow I managed to not cause a water damage in any of them.

I also have to mention that Pebble watches exposed to me planned obsolesce. I purchased Pebble Time in 2015. Yes, the battery is also sealed, because the way is water proof (well, they said it is water resistant, but people were swimming with them). After 5 years of use it every day the battery did degrade, but it still lasts longer than Apple Watch.

It is so sad that the company went out of business.

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by Bud on Sunday September 06, 2020 @03:51PM (#24394136)

There are plenty of original Apple Watches from 2015 still in service. Including mine. I gave it to a friend and he's still using it. Apple did battery service on the unit.

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by takeda on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:16AM (#24405402)

I did not have any service on my unit yet. That's the point.

There's a reason why cell phone batteries die after year or two, while batteries in hybrids or EVs can last 10 years.

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