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		DrThunder on April 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple will use 100 percent recycled cobalt in batt... IT IS a hassle for many people. So, they just buy a new phone. This is why apple pushes you towards using them for something that could easily be made replaceable by the owner. The majority of people will not take their iPhone in and get the battery replaced and you know it.

Toutouxc on April 14, 2023 [–]

So Apple is not the problem, people who will buy a new phone instead of a new battery are.

DrThunder on April 17, 2023 | [–]

They're both to blame. Apple single handily changed the phone landscape to throw away type phones that you can't repair by yourself easily.

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