Kevin Karhan :verified: · @kkarhan
1271 followers · 84241 posts · Server mstdn.social@arstechnica it's just the #greed of big manufacturers to literally shill the next device and #DarkPattern clients into "#JustBuyANewOne!" that they employ...
I wished @Fairphone hadn't #downgrade|d the #FP4 with neither real #DualSIM [could've that #eSIM on a seperate #NanoSIM card!] nor a #HeadphoneJack [nor some smol adaptor that snugly fits in the bottom of the device to provide both #TRRS #Headset + #USB-C Data & Charging at the same time!
#USB #Headset #trrs #headphonejack #nanosim #esim #DualSIM #fp4 #Downgrade #justbuyanewone #DarkPattern #greed
Kevin Karhan :verified: · @kkarhan
931 followers · 52827 posts · Server mstdn.social@autonomysolidarity the problem is that tech is increasingly designed to be not #upgradeable, #repairable or even #reuseable and #recycleable.
A good example is the shit that #Apple does and everyone copies:
Like #soldered-down #RAM & #SSD|s, #rivieted-in keyboards and #glued-in #batteries.
There is no rational reason except making #repair and #upgrades uneconomically and more costly than "#JustBuyANewOne!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUaJ8pDlxi8
https://youtu.be/7cNg_ifibCQ?t=347
#justbuyanewone #upgrades #repair #batteries #glued #rivieted #ssd #ram #soldered #Apple #recycleable #reuseable #repairable #upgradeable