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Re:The iPad 1 by mark_l_watson on Sunday September 30, 2012 @08:14PM (#4594735)
What about the 20 seconds it takes to replace a battery on my Samsung Galaxy III S?

That isn't being upgradable, but at least fixable. Same with putting in a chip before going to Europe, etc.

Re:The iPad 1 by dmd on Sunday September 30, 2012 @10:41PM (#4595062)
It may take YOU 20 seconds. It takes my mother upwards of five minutes to replace the batteries in a standard D-cell flashlight, and then another five minutes to do it all again because she didn't put all the batteries in in the same direction.

People really appreciate things they don't have to fuss with.