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What absurdity? By this logic we wouldn't repair cars either 'to reduce waste'
Cars and computers are quite different in terms of their components and life-cycles.
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Maybe a fridge doesn't need software? I don't hear consumers clamouring for it.
But fridges do have software. There’s code in there monitoring and regulating the compressor, monitoring temperatures and making decisions. Thankfully these problems are so simple companies rarely fuckup the software. But it does happen, and then hardware is run slightly out of spec resulting in failures. Have the right to replace the software would be amazing. It would give people the ability to replace slightly bro…
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> Why should my right of ownership be violated to help apple deal with 'stolen' parts? It isn’t. Apple’s products are designed to help consumers avoid the problems associated with stolen parts, including the very real threat of supply chain attacks. You always have the right not to choose that design. You seem to want to prevent other people from choosing it, which seems odd to me.
"very real threat of supply chain attacks" Every year millions of devices are thown away because of this. How many phones suffered from supply chain attack last year? Probably zero. Apple products are designed to subvert the concept of ownership. They retain control even after i paid for the item. We live in a world where all of my equipment could be switched off if one of their servers goes down, you are legally for…
No, they are designed for ease of use. Modern smartphones are way beyond the scope of most individuals to manage. Apple provides an increasingly managed service, which people choose because it is what they want.
> They retain control even after i paid for the item.
Yes, consumers want software updates, and they expect to be secured.
> We live in a world where all of my equipment could be switched off if one of their servers goes down,
It’s likely false to say ‘one of their servers’, but yes, just like any service you choose, you are dependent on the service provider to maintain it. It is in their interests not to disappoint you.
> you are legally forvidden from repairing it and people like you giht to defend these practices - you couldn't make it up!
You couldn’t make it up because it is completely untrue. There is nothing legally preventing anyone from repairing an iPhone.
> You are fighting to became a peasant without any rights.
Weird rhetoric.
> Other manufacturers are already following suit, and there wont be any choice left.
There will be no choice left if people are not aware of the choice, and if the choice is not a good one.
You haven’t mentioned an alternative manufacturers. Why not? If you want people to have choice, why not discuss the options. Apple is not the only choice.
You also haven’t mentioned the downsides of choosing those alternatives.
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Cars and computers are quite different in terms of their components and life-cycles.
Pleaae demonstrate at least one occasion where making a device repairable increased waste
Despite this, they have have less than half the useful lifetime of an iPhone, and so generate much more waste.
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> But what about the right to replace/repair the L1 cache? Are you suggesting the right to repair should include this?
Kind of. I mean, sure, I think it would be really neat to be able to replace the L1 cache myself, but this would probably necessitate a less efficient CPU. Is it fair to fault Apple for using an Intel CPU which itself has no mechanism for internal repair/replaceability? I think it is if we were able to apply the same standard to every product (this is where the VAT idea came from); then the repairability becomes the…
Right - I think this is the issue. People cite cars as an example, but car architecture evolves much more slowly than computer architecture.
Arguably at the present, as we come up against Moore’s law limitations, architectural changes should be expected to increase.
Government mandated computer architecture sounds like a great way to completely cede technological advance.
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> 3rd world crap > Bangalore Shows how much you know if you walked into India expecting “3rd world” internet.
On the contrary this is a praise of how good Internet in India actually is.
Essentially, it's economical and sensible to get at most one repair on an appliance done. If it's an appliance on which you depend daily, you might not be in a position to wait to get it repaired.
Solution: get a new one. Nearly same cost; no wait; new features. Plus, they'll also take away your old one, and may even give you a discount.
Summary: I'm skeptical this changes anything.
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Pleaae demonstrate at least one occasion where making a device repairable increased waste
Android phones are much more repairable e.g. with replaceable batteries and non-drm parts. Despite this, they have have less than half the useful lifetime of an iPhone, and so generate much more waste.
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Android phones are much more repairable e.g. with replaceable batteries and non-drm parts. Despite this, they have have less than half the useful lifetime of an iPhone, and so generate much more waste.
They may have a lower useful lifetime, but that is completely unrelated to their repairability.
iPhones are built to last longer by being more physically integrated, and the trade off is that they are less repairable.
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> Why should my right of ownership be violated to help apple deal with 'stolen' parts? It isn’t. Apple’s products are designed to help consumers avoid the problems associated with stolen parts, including the very real threat of supply chain attacks. You always have the right not to choose that design. You seem to want to prevent other people from choosing it, which seems odd to me.
"very real threat of supply chain attacks" Every year millions of devices are thown away because of this. How many phones suffered from supply chain attack last year? Probably zero. Apple products are designed to subvert the concept of ownership. They retain control even after i paid for the item. We live in a world where all of my equipment could be switched off if one of their servers goes down, you are legally for…
> Every year millions of devices are thown away because of this.
There is no evidence of that. iPhones are not thrown away. They are recycled.
> How many phones suffered from supply chain attack last year? Probably zero.
Given the obvious rise in cyberattacks at all levels of sophistication this seems like a very weird comment to make.