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> older devices are less capable than newer ones Understatement of the year concerning unsupported, insecure and (unreasonably) locked Apple devices.
Not really - I don’t expect a 7 year old device to be a good browser - that technology is a moving target, but I do expect it to still work as a notepad, music player, etc.
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That may be so, but you can still buy from the competition.
I feel like you’re either missing critical information about how companies can make that impossible, or you know and you’re “doing a bit”. Let me say this outright: Sometimes the “competitors” are working together to maintain a monopoly.
Of course it is all a bit more complicated. But by and large it works.
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Apple artificially decreased the performance (not lowered the battery), which is why they were fined.
Firstly, thanks for confirming that that the parent poster was posting a false statement. Secondly, as you must be aware, the reason Apple decreased the performance was to extend the useful lifetime of the battery. The fine was because they didn’t explain this properly in advance, not because they did it. They still in fact do alter the device performance to accommodate aging batteries and make them last longer . Thi…
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How is Apple's decision to no longer support the original iPad and also refuse to open the platform not deliberate? It is still a perfectly viable piece of hardware for many uses, no matter how much technology has improved.
The reason they haven’t opened the platform is to protect the security model. That is deliberate, but has nothing to do with planned obsolescence.
Opening up the original iPad to other operating systems and/or DIY software does not mean handing over the signing keys for currently supported platforms. In case of a running iPad, an Apple-authorized update could be pushed to the OS to unlock it and allow it to run binaries directly.
Apple could also document any hardware features that would allow someone to put an iPad into "free-for-all" mode. Presumably this would require opening up the device to attach a serial cable to a JTAG connection or something similar.
There are many options for Apple to open up unsupported devices for hobbyists to tinker on, and it would completely in line in the original hacker-friendly Apple spirit.
Instead Apple refuses to do so, and insist that opening up an 11 year old, long unsupported device, by claiming that it would somehow compromise their current security model.
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Is there a market for it? $200 Android devices with a big battery and decent performance and so on are out there, so I wonder how many people are worried enough about a swappable battery. Jitterbug makes the phone to sell their service, so it's not directly comparable (it does demonstrate that the devices aren't that expensive to produce).
I was using a Moto G8 Power for exactly that reason, but I still think 3 days of battery life is just not enough. The phone could have easily been 4 times the size without being too big for me. Then the screen cracked and I made it worse trying to fix it because I dont have the patience to properly melt glue. Now I'm using a CAT phone which has cool features, and is supposedly stronger, but mostly the same problems.
> The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) says extending the life of smartphones and other electronics by just one year would be the equivalent of taking two million cars off the road, in terms of CO2 emissions. Looking at you, Apple. https://uk.gofundme.com/f/lets-get-right-to-repair-passed
John Deere seems to be using the tactic that the tractor owner has the right to repair, but stalling on providing the ability/accessibility to repair.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7m8mx/john-deere-promised-f...
It’s worth watching much higher value products sold/serviced by dealer networks(tractors/auto/trucks/powersports) very heavily reliant on service/repair revenue compared to electronic device manufacturers that are far less reliant.
Printer manufacturers that use the razor blade loss leader business model to profit from consumables is another similar fight over genuine printer cartridge “lock in” versus aftermarket/refills.
What about reliability? Battery aside, the components in a smartphone could all be built to last 10 years. Regulations on component lifetimes might have a much more beneficial effect than repairability requirements. A well engineered smartphone or laptop shouldn’t need repairs within the reasonable expected lifetime of the device. But at the moment, manufacturers aren’t incentivized or required to target 10 year life…
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Not really - I don’t expect a 7 year old device to be a good browser - that technology is a moving target, but I do expect it to still work as a notepad, music player, etc.
My 11-year-old laptop works fine with latest Debian and Firefox.