[Wowfunhappy]

The only problem is, this only works if there's enough competition for consumers to have a real choice. If Apple and the 4 (?) largest Android manufacturers all decide they're content with a repairability score of 2, there isn't a whole lot consumers could do, regardless of whether they'd like more repairable devices.

[kilotaras]

That state is not stable (in game theory sense) though.

At least on Android there's no real vendor lock-in so defecting from "unrepairable" phones will let you eat some portion of competition sales.

[lotsofpulp]

And since that doesn’t happen, it means the economics of a repairable phone don’t make any sense.

[jka]

Another (unlikely, but possible) market exploit is that a large enough supplier could intentionally encourage the existence of lower-quality manufacturers, allowing them to gain trust from consumers who wish to buy (what they believe should be) quality, durable products.

[google234123]

I like the new phones, they pack more tech/power/screen into a nicer package every year. Remember when phones weren't water proof?

[modo_mario]

Yeah because the majority today isn't.