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Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone by acdha on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @03:05PM (#30077285)
Or simply supporting local repair shops: it might require some special tools or equipment but if the phone store in every mall can have that, it's a lot more accessible than if you need to pay top dollar and/or not have the device for a few days.
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Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone by mh- on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @03:19PM (#30077479)
like https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpbgy/apple-will-tell-you-h...?
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Re:Google Is Forcing Me to Dump a Perfectly Good Phone by acdha on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @04:01PM (#30077955)
Exactly - there are good arguments for tightly sealed devices but that should be paired with right to repair laws requiring minimum part & tool availability and capping prices.
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