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Do you miss phones with replaceable batteries? By 2027, you won't anymore because, by law, almost every smartphone will have them again.

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[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hyperbole. To do it correctly you need a lot of tools which companies like Apple have made it very difficult to obtain. The risk of damaging the device is high for the average person.

I get that the majority of people here on Lemmy are likely to be more tech savvy than the average person, I don’t think we should set the precedent of exaggerated comments, we don’t want to become Reddit.

[–] Bobert@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

You start a sentence with hyperbole and then go into an outright lie.

https://a.co/d/h73DLbO

$20

https://a.co/d/dPWrMFv

$10

You now own every single tool needed to replace an iPhone battery. They are absolutelty not difficult to obtain.

I mean I get it. Most of us here are tech savvy and capable. Would I tell my mom to do this herself? My girlfriend? 75% of people on the street? No to all the above. But don't come in here and say something as blatantly false as "Apple has made [a lot of tools] difficult to obtain". That is a bald faced lie and you do a bigger disservice to your argument when you add such a statement to it.