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Originally Posted by barryem
It's true that there are good reasons for not putting replaceable batteries in phones but there are also good reasons for doing it. It can be done. Not doing it was a choice manufacturers made. We bought the phones anyway so it's hard to see it as a bad choice from their perspective.
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This.
It's a lot like DRM discussions: the suppliers have their reasons and while some object vehemently, the paying customers by and large don't care. And if their choices don't cost them measurable losses, the supplier will stick with their decision.
The only significant negative I've seen companies experience from their quest for thinness is the class action lawsuit over Apple's "butterfly" keyboard.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-a...-idUSKBN1Y629A
Consumers seem quite comfortable with the trade-off.