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  • @danielton@lemmy.world
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    41 year 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    My definition of “planned obsolescence” includes devices that either come with outdated software from the factory, or devices that stop getting OS updates after a year or two.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.world
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      31 year 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.