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Fairbuds are Fairphone’s proof that we really could make better tiny gadgets (arstechnica.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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But of course we all know that the big manufacturers don't do this not because they can't but because they don't want to. Planned obsolescence is still very much the name of the game, despite all the bullshit they spout about sustainability.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 7 months ago (5 children)

I wish all their stuff wasn't EU only.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

It's hard for a small manufacturer to start selling in overseas markets. It would take a certain volume for them to have the capital to set up shop in the US.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

They’re not, they sell the phones in the US through here https://murena.com/america/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-fairphone-4/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Search for KZ IEM it's a chifi has this kind of feature also probably cheaper than fairphone version.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I completely agree. This is annoying.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Do you know how many products are US-only?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

a friendly reminder that there are also people outside of the US or Europe

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Like Canada! /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Name just fifty (50).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Game of Thrones

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

You should ask your carrier why. Why they don't offer it. EU and US are two different market where people don't buy phones in the same way.

They cut the cost by not selling it to the carriers which will sell it to the customer.

In my European country, the market is dynamic. The fairphone 5 is available in multiple store. People have cheap mobile plan without contract. Another type of market.