Having worked in the industry at that time, there were 2 main reasons they did it like that
batteries were quite unreliable and failed often
mfgrs couldn’t afford to have one year warranties and send out field replacement units for a battery
And the reasons they stopped doing it…
batteries got better
battery contact failure was higher than battery failure.
replaceable batteries compromise waterproofing
I think they should still be replacible, but they should have better connectors that are sealed off from the rest of the device. It costs a tiny bit more to do that engineering though.
In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn’t feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in...
I don’t know if it’s even borrowing, really. If you borrow my drill, I can’t use it. If you torrent a movie… Like… You’re seeding, and more people can use it!
Yeah. That’s actually the “fuck you” part, as in, I’m not returning. As it is, I rarely eat out, partially for this reason, partially because inflation is painful.
Spices too (lemm.ee)
Why the hell did that stop (lemmy.world)
I hope someday we'll find a way to pirated a car (lemmy.world)
In the end, the KIA car company made its cars into subscription models, I really hate this because in the end the car we buy with our own money doesn’t feel like it belongs to us. Should we finally buy an old school car ? so as not to be affected by this subscription models or is there a way to crack the software installed in...
Flight sim people are on another level (startrek.website)
Reddit API blew up and now I run Linux? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
I feel like I’ve been gaslit into running FOSS but every success only brings me closer to fighting god
Venus by Tuesday (lemmy.world)
Visits to piracy websites have increased 12% in the past four years (www.fastcompany.com)
LOL....
New Flashcard for Nintendo Switch. Team Xecuter might be behind it. (youtu.be)
I apologize if this video has already been posted here. I did a rudimentary look through the posts of the past few days and couldn’t see it.
ummm not this time... (lemmy.ca)
Why is such a tunnel needed? (media.mas.to)
I found such a photo on the Internet and became interested in what function such a structure could perform.
Can we have Darmok? (startrek.website)
Actually I quite enjoyed this episode, but “Tucker gets stranded/abducted” is the centre square on Enterprise Bingo
Why not? (media.mas.to)