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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by biktor_gj on Sunday September 06, 2020 @04:12PM (#24394296)
Casio solved that problem 40 years ago with 4 screws and a rubberband. It is what it is, the same with soldered ram in laptops. Cheaper manufacturing + worse repairability == bigger earnings per quarter

Two screws on each side of the battery so it doesn’t move and a back cover with screws would get you the same waterproofing as glue. Instead a broken glass back will get you 600€ of repair in an Apple Service Center

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by valuearb on Sunday September 06, 2020 @06:42PM (#24395226)
The present trend of screws+glue doesn’t make devices easily repairable, but it does make them much tougher and break far less.

I dropped my MacBooks at lest a dozens times and never had anything ever break or stop working.

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