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Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets (arstechnica.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Apple got in trouble for lowering CPU speed with a software update. They said it's to help old batteries but it made the experience noticable worse so it appeared like they tried to make getting a new phone more appealing by gimping old ones.

Updating proprietary software need not be in the user's best interests.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I gave a longer response in a different comment but the short version is they made old phones usable for longer by making the experience objectively better (modest temporary throttling is better than sudden shutdown) so that you wouldn’t have to buy a new phone as quickly.