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Any public place frankly, I get a 30 minute lunch and 7-8 people blasting Tick Tocks in a small area... (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by OttoVonNoob@lemmy.ca to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

My brand-new Samsung phone has a headphone jack.

I see what you’re saying though, and while that may be true now, it hasn’t always been the case. If sales of the first iPhone model without a headphone jack had hit an all-time low and people kept buying the older models instead, Apple likely would have realized the mistake and brought it back. They did this with their shitty laptop keyboards and removing the HDMI port and card reader too. But instead, people just complained and still bought those devices anyway, signaling to manufacturers that it was okay, and then others followed suit and here we are now.

There's always alternatives for people willing to stick to their principles. My device still has a removable battery as well and so did the one I had before.

[-] Baguette@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Im glad you still believe in consumer friendly phones. Unfortunately all the flagships oned have decided one port is enough. As for consumer repairs, I wouldnt be surprised if it becomes completely impossible soon, given that apple did try blocking third part parts before with the iphone 13.

[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee -2 points 1 week ago

Unfortunately all the flagships oned have decided one port is enough.

Customers showed them it's enough. I don't blame the companies for it. Supply and demand. Why add features in your devices that only cost you more money to implement when removing it has no effect on the sales.

As for consumer repairs, I wouldnt be surprised if it becomes completely impossible soon

Consumers will be able to choose between repair or replacement of defective products within the two-year legal guarantee period. Companies will have to repair a product for free within that period, if cheaper than a replacement, and continue to offer affordable repairs for five to 10 years after a product's sale even if it is outside of the guarantee.

Manufacturers and distributors will also have to inform consumers of their right to have products repaired and offer spare parts to independent repairers at reasonable prices.

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