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While they were happy with what the fairphone 4 brought to the table, they seem to like what was changed for the fairphone 5.
What are you guys' opinions on this? A welcome change? would you get one if your phone died within the next year?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're mistaken. Imperialism is capitalism, my friend. War is just easy profit to some. Regardless, tech companies LOVE to work with the state to design products; most motherboards do have backdoors used by the likes of the NSA. So I think there's a fair case to be made for it being more of a don't-piss-off-the-government decision rather than scarcity of parts or demand.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There are products like the pinephone or what have you and they aren't very successful, because most people demand convenience and not seeming weird to their peer group, both understandable impulses even as they lead us astray.

The government isn't stopping manufacturers from making phones with bigger batteries and headphone jacks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

@invaderDJ @Porous_gray_matter. SBCs and their recent popularity show there IS a demand, as well as the existence of the pinephone period. I'm not convinced either. The government, -especially the USA's undeniably has a vested interest in keeping versatile, powerful technology out of reach for most.