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| PlainName:
--- Quote from: tooki on September 08, 2022, 05:52:20 pm --- --- Quote from: dunkemhigh on September 08, 2022, 08:54:37 am --- --- Quote ---Yep, and counterfeit batteries is one (not the only) reason why. --- End quote --- I'd say it's one excuse why. --- End quote --- Of course you would, since you'd already dismissed the explanation. --- End quote --- Making up stuff again, Tooki? I have not 'already dismissed the explanation' and that was my first comment on the subject. 'Sok, much as it would be the right thing to do, I know you won't apologise. |
| SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: tooki on September 08, 2022, 05:52:20 pm ---I'm not saying that locking it down is always the right answer. But I can absolutely understand why companies do it. --- End quote --- Same opinion here, which is why, as a customer, I do want to be able to repair/change batteries/whatever at will, but I also fully understand what kind of rabbit hole it can be for a company. And particularly for Li-ion batteries. Those infamous batteries are a total plague (yes I'm just barely exaggerating). They are inherently unsafe and push manufacturers to take a lot of precautions. It's just that we haven't found anything safer, as low-cost and with as much energy density than those yet. And they are OK(ish) if you handle them right. |
| tooki:
--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on September 08, 2022, 06:09:09 pm --- --- Quote from: tooki on September 08, 2022, 05:52:20 pm --- --- Quote from: dunkemhigh on September 08, 2022, 08:54:37 am --- --- Quote ---Yep, and counterfeit batteries is one (not the only) reason why. --- End quote --- I'd say it's one excuse why. --- End quote --- Of course you would, since you'd already dismissed the explanation. --- End quote --- Making up stuff again, Tooki? I have not 'already dismissed the explanation' and that was my first comment on the subject. 'Sok, much as it would be the right thing to do, I know you won't apologise. --- End quote --- On the contrary. My mistake, I did confuse your reply and an earlier one when scrolling. I apologize, despite your certainty that I wouldn't. (I actually make a point of owning up to my errors when made aware of them, and have apologized on these forums on numerous occasions. I also usually go back and mark -- but don't delete -- the incorrect statement in my post, as I've done above.) Of course, you could have just said "This is my first comment on the subject, are you sure you weren't thinking of someone else?" instead of the response you chose. I am opinionated, but I am not the asshole you clearly think I am. |
| PlainName:
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| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: tooki on September 08, 2022, 05:52:20 pm ---[...] I'm not saying that locking it down is always the right answer. But I can absolutely understand why companies do it. --- End quote --- Why doesn't the same thinking apply to laptops, or car batteries, or lantern/torch batteries, etc. etc. etc.? Historically, we are used to be able to replace batteries with any brand we like, in most products. It seems a stretch to argue that there is any benefit to the consumer for overpaying for wear parts such as batteries, ports, etc. |
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