Re:British right to repair law excludes smartphones and comp...
by crazygringo on Thursday July 01, 2021 @04:48PM
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I don't think it has anything to do with planned obsolescence.
I've had an iPhone battery replaced 3 times now. It's not a big deal to have the store do it for me, nor is it that expensive.
The bigger use case for swappable batteries is to have a spare, but these days people just carry an external battery pack with them that's the capacity they need, which is far more flexible (hold 10 full charges if you need, not just 1!) as well as not tied to any particular model.
So I just don't see any special interest -- it's just giving people the thinness they want.
I've had an iPhone battery replaced 3 times now. It's not a big deal to have the store do it for me, nor is it that expensive.
The bigger use case for swappable batteries is to have a spare, but these days people just carry an external battery pack with them that's the capacity they need, which is far more flexible (hold 10 full charges if you need, not just 1!) as well as not tied to any particular model.
So I just don't see any special interest -- it's just giving people the thinness they want.