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Consumers had all the choice. They literally kept buying unrepairable devices, so the market naturally shifted away.

99% of users, even after this bill, will never repair anything ever. It's forcing niche desires onto everyone.

It's a law that forces producers hand to do something the vast majority of consumers don't actually want.

Almost everyone will continue to buy a new phone when theirs breaks. No one wants to use a year old phone. It's already outdated. That's what makes it anti-consumer - being directly out of line with what consumers actually want.


You live in a different world where noone wants to use a year old phone. I certainly live in a different, and perhaps non-standard, world as well. At my game night last night there wasn't a single phone newer than 5 years.
And not a single person there had any desire for a newer phone?
Well they all work in tech and make well over 6 figures, they could buy one if they wanted. There may be some desire, but it's balanced by other factors.
>No one wants to use a year old phone. It's already outdated

Speak for yourself, moneybags.

Everyone wants the latest version even if they can’t afford to upgrade. No one buys the latest phone and is wishing “man, I wish I had bought last year’s iPhone”

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