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minus-squareandallthat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoSo far I’ve mostly seen iPhone 15 panned for lack of innovative features, but if it turns out that it’s actually easier to repair (as Apple is saying) it would be a killer feature for me
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoIt is Apple, they don’t add pro-consumer features if it doesn’t increase their profit. And allowing customers to repair their own hardware (Gasp) does not fit into that rhetoric. Look into Fairphones if you want an actual repairable phone.
minus-squareandallthat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI was as surprised as you to see Apple mentioned as supporting the bill, in the article. Thanks for pointing me to Fairphone, seems amazing!
So far I’ve mostly seen iPhone 15 panned for lack of innovative features, but if it turns out that it’s actually easier to repair (as Apple is saying) it would be a killer feature for me
It is Apple, they don’t add pro-consumer features if it doesn’t increase their profit.
And allowing customers to repair their own hardware (Gasp) does not fit into that rhetoric.
Look into Fairphones if you want an actual repairable phone.
I was as surprised as you to see Apple mentioned as supporting the bill, in the article. Thanks for pointing me to Fairphone, seems amazing!