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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by grishka on Sunday September 06, 2020 @05:38PM (#24394871)
See, everyone is different. My phone never comes close enough to my bathroom to end up in the toilet or the bathtub.

It shouldn't be this all-or-nothing approach. We need choice and diversity in these markets. Same applies to screen sizes, btw — everyone's different, some people do watch video on their phone, some are disgusted by the very idea of it.

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by sumedh on Sunday September 06, 2020 @10:13PM (#24396125)
> It shouldn't be this all-or-nothing approach

I dont understand your point, so you want companies to build two types of devices, one which is not water resistant/proof but can be easily repaired and another device which is water resistant but hard to repair?

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by NewOrderNow on Monday September 07, 2020 @10:46AM (#24399756)
He wants a diverse market with options. Not 3 companies telling you what to do.
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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by sumedh on Monday September 07, 2020 @10:56AM (#24399829)
There are lots of companies manufacturing phones not just 3.
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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by grishka on Monday September 07, 2020 @01:12PM (#24400825)
Yes but there's not much diversity in the phones themselves. Whichever company you choose, you're most likely getting an impenetrable giant glass slab.
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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by ceejayoz on Monday September 07, 2020 @04:19PM (#24402437)
> Whichever company you choose, you're most likely getting an impenetrable giant glass slab.

Which is probably a good indication that the market for other styles of devices is quite small, right?

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by sumedh on Monday September 07, 2020 @07:29PM (#24403797)
> Yes but there's not much diversity in the phones themselves.

There used to lots of diversity but after the Iphone the market wants an impenetrable giant glass slab.

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by fomine3 on Monday September 07, 2020 @09:12PM (#24404329)
> It shouldn't be this all-or-nothing approach.

Agreed. It's shame that all Android device manufacturers similar devices.

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