[elzbardico]

Looks like saner minds prevailed. Almost nobody needs or wants that. Having to pay a street corner repair shop to replace a battery only after 3 or 4 years of usage is completely worth a price to pay for having thinner batteries.

[poisonborz]

HN / pro user forums alone are a massive indicator of the need for this. Same argument could be made in the form of almost nobody needs or wants "thinner batteries". Not many are going for the street corner for this, and it is insane that people are throwing away 2-3-4 year old perfectly capable high end devices. Not just because of battery but lack of support and closed ecosystem. The industry is incentivised to go towards unrepairable throwaway products you are forced to renew. The madness needs to stop.