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> We only lost that standard when Apple’s 'walled garden' mindset infected the rest of the industry.

You're really grasping here. Is it possible that non-removable batteries offer a better tradeoff of capacity, size, weight, durability, water resistance, and safety?

> The amount of avoidable e-waste generated since then is unfathomable:

Equally possible that removable batteries would generate more waste in the form of extra packaging since it is very rare to replace phone batteries. We also now have a defacto standard in the form of magsafe batteries.

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> Is it possible that non-removable batteries offer a better tradeoff of capacity, size, weight, durability, water resistance, and safety?

I guess the burden of proof is on you here.