• Serinus@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Phones just recently got better about this. They’re all 7+ years now, which is enough specifically for phones. Maybe not for other things.

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      9 hours ago

      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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        6 hours ago

        That’s a fair point. It might not be the device I carry 24/7, but it sure would be nice to use as a display panel in my house.

        I should look for alternative software that will let me just display a webpage.

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        7 hours ago

        It feels like we’re losing ground. Why does 8GB of RAM feel totally insufficient to browse the same websites I used 12 years ago with 4? I’m so happy I maxed out my motherboard’s RAM (32) when I built a PC in 2021.