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Re:Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smart... by TeMPOraL on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:20PM (#36473233)
IDK, cheapest phones don't work, and I don't think the store price was ever that clear a differentiator, as telcos routinely disrupt this signal. You can easily get the newest flagships, and phones from the next price group below, cheaper than you can get mid-range phones - as long as you're willing and able to sign up for a 1-2 years contract.
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Re:Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smart... by scarface_74 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:40PM (#36473394)
Outside of the US and a few other companies, people pay full price for phones.
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Re:Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smart... by TeMPOraL on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:43PM (#36473414)
Eventually, always, but not up front. Poorer people "prefer" somewhat higher price that gets spread out over years, to paying full price up front.

(I put "prefer" in quotes, because it's less of a choice, and more the only option they can afford.)

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Re:Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smart... by scarface_74 on Sunday June 25, 2023 @11:52PM (#36475574)
Most countries don’t do two year contracts - people have to pay the full price up front.
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