• gatton@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Lol this post reads like grandma telling her kids about how phones were in her day!
    “When I was young, we’d just pop the back off the phone and replace the battery ourselves.”
    “Yea yea grandma. Let’s get you to bed.”

    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I mean they’re not wrong tho. This isn’t a I walked up hill both ways to school story. Its meant to convey how crappy companies have become with planned obsolescence.

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        1 year ago

        And it wasn’t even that long ago either. I feel like I’m talking to teenagers.

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      1 year ago

      New Fairphones still have that feature.

      But those were also made with repair in mind.

      You can literally replace your usb-c port for 15€ with original parts by yourself, by spending 15 minutes with a screwdriver.

      And the parts of a Fairphone 2 are still available, nearly 8 years after it launched.