Yaky@Yaky@slrpnk.net

Replying to @⁨beep@piefed.world⁩

by removing access to digital content and discontinuing software support.

I really hope this gets somewhere, because then it sets the precedent to slow down the shitty cycle of modern connected technology. Sue phone manufacturers for dropping support after X years. Sue Google and Apple for relentlessly upping their OS version, dropping old API support, restricting old apps and making independent installs difficult. Sue ISPs for shutting down 2G, 3G, (and now 4G?) and making a pile of e-waste in an instant.

morto@morto@piefed.social

Replying to an earlier post

Not all global manufacturers do that yet, and not for all models. It’s not a victory yet, we need to pressure them for it to mecome a norm and to be honored without playing any tricks on us.

Also, we were so conditioned for obsolescence, that the idea of a phone lasting more than 7 years looks like absurd for a lot of people, but in reality, it’s very plausible, just like a laptop can last like 15 years, or even more. We can do even better!

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