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[โ€“] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My ultra cynical take is that burn-in is a business feature that will force people to repair or upgrade sooner rather than later.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I mean they already do it with their cables. Especially mag safe chargers as you can't remove the cable