Comment on I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too
Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 1 week agoI used to run a small electronics repair business and you are 1 billion percent correct. Slowly watching things over the years become unrepairable was just such an obvious business decision for profit over customer satisfaction. There is absolutely no reason to make those changes unless you have a profit driven motive. So so so many electronics used to be like the fairphone your mom has. Pop it open, take out what’s broke, replace it with some OEM or 3rd party part you bought for like 2 dollars and you’re all set. It’s so frustrating nowadays with how purposefully difficult manufacturers make any repairability. Can’t even change a damn battery in your phone now! lol
te_abstract_art@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I remember the glory days where my alarm would go off for school and I’d just take the battery out of my phone to get it to shut up