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But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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[–] d4f0@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

The fairphone 4 doesn't have a jack and its from 2021.

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 10 points 7 months ago

Yes and they sold shitty generic bluetooth earbuds that they pulled from the market a year and a half later with 0 support when they were almost ready to launch their Bluetooth headphones.