Greentext

4464 readers

1246 users here now

This is a place to share greentexts and witness the confounding life of Anon. If you're new to the Greentext community, think of it as a sort of zoo with Anon as the main attraction.

Be warned:

Anon is often crazy.
Anon is often depressed.
Anon frequently shares thoughts that are immature, offensive, or incomprehensible.

If you find yourself getting angry (or god forbid, agreeing) with something Anon has said, you might be doing it wrong.

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

1430

Anon notices what they've taken from us (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

496 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

"Replaceable by user" has a lot of wiggle room. It could still be a 20-minute process that risks damaging other parts and requires specialized tools.

If phones are to keep their water resistance, they almost certainly won't be tooless, and will involve swapping out gaskets. It'll be something you can do to replace a failed battery, not a quick swap because you went camping for the weekend and threw an extra battery in the bag since there are no outlets.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Could you read and understand the information behind the link before replying with nonsense?

FYI: there were waterproof phones before replaceable batteries disappeared. Also the Fairphone for example IPS rated for resistant, so not perfect, but it's possible.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"User replaceable" just means that they have to make it possible, not easy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Usually legislation is intentionally vague like that, ultimately courts will decide what that really means in practice.

It will end up being just reasonable. Any person can have a reasonable expectation that they will be able to replace the battery with a reasonable amount of time and effort, with readily available tools, with a reasonable amount of guidance.

If you were a judge would you say that it's reasonable to expect people to be able to replace soldered components on their phones?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

None of that addresses his point that "removable by the user" is not clearly defined. I didn't see any definition for it in the link you posted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah, Apples replacement kit requires like 11k deposit and comes in two 75 pound pelican cases.