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by DaSHacka 1074 days ago
> The chances of this being a net gain for the environment are basically zero, but the waste will make money for a bunch of people.

You mean as opposed to now with locked down serialized batteries requiring special tools to replace? I'm sorry I just cannot understand your point at all.
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throw47474777j 1074 days ago
> I'm sorry I just cannot understand your point at all.

Unnecessary batteries being sold = people profiting from waste.

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DaSHacka 1074 days ago
As opposed to unnessary batteries unable to be reused? Or even the hardware of the devices themselves having a far higher chance of being thrown out in favor of the consumer 'just buying a new one,' as battery replacement costs get more and more prohibitively expensive.
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throw47474777j 1074 days ago
Battery replacements aren’t prohibitively expensive, and iPhone at least don’t get ‘thrown out’ - they get recycled or reconditioned.
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