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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by architect64 on Monday September 07, 2020 @10:20AM (#24399576)
This is incorrect; there are several phones that are water resistant and thin, despite having a headphone jack.

The primary motivation was to help sell AirPods (which customers then have to discard and buy new ones every year, because of the battery degradation.)

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Re:The Right to Repair could help address a critical shortag... by chrisseaton on Monday September 07, 2020 @10:54AM (#24399820)
> The primary motivation was to help sell AirPods

This is just cynical and uncharitable.

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