Make parts available. Right to repair isn’t wholly about designing products a certain way, but not allowing apple to monopolize certain parts.
Google Is ‘Thinking Through’ How to Make the Pixel Watch Repairable
Submitted 1 week ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.wired.com/story/google-is-thinking-through-the-pixel-watchs-design-to-be-repairable/
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militaryintelligence@lemmy.world 1 week ago
umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Actually how hard it can be? My old cheap ass Cisco can have its bettery replaced and waterproof already.
Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 1 week ago
Not as complicated, but the parts are bigger. Few would want an even bigger smart watch just to get repairability.
Teils13@lemmy.eco.br 1 week ago
just make it easily repairable by third stores with minimally qualified people and cheap tools, like digital watches already were and are. Or, make a full collecting and recycling tax to be paid by those uncaring clients.
ocassionallyaduck@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Nope. I quit their Google bullshit ages ago. Moto 360 was a brutal betrayal.
Get a withings scanwatch or something that is “dumb” enough to be an excellent and nice looking watch, hugely long battery life, and has all the health features that matter.
It looks sharply professional, I charge it once a month, and the updates for it don’t constantly make it run worse to push features in a different part of their product line…
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 week ago
$200 bucks more on the price should do it!
ftbd@feddit.org 5 days ago
Seems like something you would think about while, you know, designign a product? And not after its release?
abcdqfr@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Meanwhile, in the engineering dungeon
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
So they have concepts of a plan?
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 1 week ago
The plan is to have a plan.
Static_Rocket@lemmy.world 1 week ago
We’ll have a timeline for this by next quarter