@Dragon I think prices in general will go up as these...

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@Dragon I think prices in general will go up as these rules imply less sales (as individual phones last longer)
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Like 26 April at 12:04 | Wall-to-wall | Open on livellosegreto.it

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Dragon

@prex @ShadowJonathan that and there’s a cost to supporting it for that long

26 April at 12:05 | Open on toast.dragon2611.net

Abazigal

@Dragon Possible that the smartphone market might just shrink to Apple, Samsung and Google? Not many companies have the resources to support their devices for that long, much less remain profitable while doing so.

26 April at 12:22 | Open on mastodon.social

Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸

@Abazigal @Dragon Very unlikely. People often forget that selling individual parts, access to schematics, extended warranties (which make more sense if the device has a long lifetime) etc. also adds revenue. It's more of a shift in how to make business, not how much.
Additionally stuff like this strengthens the second-hand market, which in turn causes more sales in repair parts, and so on… a lot of positive dynamics.

26 April at 12:55 | Open on chaos.social

Henk Langeveld

@Abazigal @Dragon

I suspect my #Fairphone4 already complies with most of these requirements.

And they just lowered the price of the #fairphone5 model.

26 April at 13:53 | Open on hachyderm.io

prex

@Abazigal fairphone has been in business for a decade iirc selling long lasting phones, so I'm hopeful others will find a way. Easier when you're in a niche I'd say, but maybe it can be imitated
@Dragon

26 April at 17:39 | Open on livellosegreto.it

Carl

@prex The TCO will actually go down. And I do not believe this protection for consumers will actually increase prices. There is the market pressure. @Dragon @ShadowJonathan

26 April at 12:25 | Open on chaos.social

prex

@carl if the TCO will go down or not depends on the price level and given how the smartphone is essential for most people I think there's lot of space for them to grow. But I do hope you're right.

And for the records, while I'm worried about price increases for low income people, in general I think it's a good law
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26 April at 17:45 | Open on livellosegreto.it

Franchesca

@prex @Dragon @ShadowJonathan I already don’t buy a new phone more frequently than every 6 years, and I would go longer if I could. This is great!

26 April at 12:45 | Open on mastodon.ie

Luk

@prex @Dragon @ShadowJonathan well, this is good if that’s the case. Less stuff in the landfills

26 April at 13:49 | Open on mamot.fr