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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by valuearb on Sunday September 06, 2020 @06:53PM (#24395292)
Then why aren’t you rocking an iPhone 5s? Still gets security updates. Or an iPhone 4? Probably still works on all phone networks.

The problem is you don’t see your own cognitive dissonance in demanding the latest most powerful phones last longer, but refusing to use old phones longer.

And iPhones are held together by screws, the glue just holds the components together better making it harder for falls and bumps to break connections, which makes the phone last longer without any repairs.

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by grishka on Sunday September 06, 2020 @06:59PM (#24395321)
> Then why aren’t you rocking an iPhone 5s? Still gets security updates. Or an iPhone 4? Probably still works on all phone networks.

Well, close to that, I have a first-generation Google Pixel because iOS is too crippled for my taste. And, yes, I've replaced the battery twice and the glued-down screen is a major nuisance.

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