[arcticbull]

> No it will have a cost. And that is likely to disproportionally impact the cheapest phones and the poorest households.

I'd actually argue the opposite.

Historically the poor have been the ones who repair their property rather than throwing it out and replacing it. It's far cheaper to repair than it is to replace.

Assuming the poor repair and the rich replace, as is tradition, then I would argue a modest price increase would represent the rich subsidizing the poor.