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  • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    As far as smart phones, what, are you trying to defend planned obsolescence?

    Seriously, if the old tech could last 8+ years, why should the new tech be so shitty to only last a few years or so?

    Shouldn’t we be upgrading to devices meant to last 20+ years?

    • danielton@lemmy.worldEnglish
      43·
      11 months ago

      My definition of “planned obsolescence” includes devices that either come with outdated software from the factory, or devices that stop getting OS updates after a year or two. To accuse Apple of planned obsolescence in this context is absurd to me when all of their competitors are objectively worse at supporting their phones.

      • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        11 months ago

        Well my definition of planned obsolescence is when they epoxy the battery into the phone. It’s a well known fact that lithium batteries will wear out in a few years or so…

        The EU recently voted to make it law that phone batteries and such need to be replaceable in the future.

        Like, why would you want a battery you can’t pull out or replace? It’s like the first thing to wear out, and the most dangerous part.

        • danielton@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          11 months ago

          Samsung epoxies the batteries in their phones, not Apple. Apple uses Command pull tabs. But, you know, Samsung is always innocent on the Internet.