But the restriction exists and is known before you buy the device. The market offers alternatives. When buyers choose an iPhone or Samsung phone ahead of a Fairphone they are choosing among different trade-offs. For myself I’ve chosen an iPhone because I value the hardware quality over the freedom offered by the Fairphone. But I have a choice.

The freedom I don’t have is to demand the market supply a “Goldilocks” device that meets all my requirements. The fact that Fairphone exists tells me that there’s no structural impediment to the market providing such a device. Their market share reflects the number of people for whom the kind of freedom you want is valued above other requirements.