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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by kaba0 on Saturday June 17, 2023 @05:09AM (#36368565)
Iphones are arguably not too repairable, yet they absolutely dominate the whole market in their lifetimes - often having 2-3 owners.
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Re:European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batt... by evilos on Saturday June 17, 2023 @11:00AM (#36370767)
Yeah iphones were premium/valuable enough that people would go through the trouble to repair them even if they had to deal with some glue.

With android phones the resale value/demand wasn't there (also due in part to bad software support lifetimes which would also need to be addressed) so they'd just get tossed/shelved after 2 to 3 years even if they were perfectly functional.

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