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If the EU has its way we might all get this.
One can hope.
People can babble about water proofing, etc. There is no legitimate engineering problem.
The battery could power the device wirelessly at this point.
They could even claim they're saving the environment by not including the battery after a couple release cycles.
Oof i didn't think of them selling the battery separate possibly with an upcharge. monkeys paw curls
You probably also didn't think about them no longer making the battery two years after releasing the phone.
Oooh devious! "We listened to our customers so now all new iPhones will have replaceable batteries.*"