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minus-squareWhoRoger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 years agoOmfg The EU is good for something. Tho it’s still a shame that it’s not the customers demand that is making this happen. Mandatary memory card support and physical SIM forever next.
minus-squareAfricanExpansionistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoWhy did manufacturers take these features away???
minus-squareWhoRoger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoSo they can sell you another phone sooner.
minus-squareNick@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoTo make the phones “waterproof” which is funny because even tho phones are water “waterproof” manufactures won’t warrenty them out if there’s water damage. Doesn’t make much sense to me.
Omfg
The EU is good for something.
Tho it’s still a shame that it’s not the customers demand that is making this happen.
Mandatary memory card support and physical SIM forever next.
Why did manufacturers take these features away???
So they can sell you another phone sooner.
To make the phones “waterproof” which is funny because even tho phones are water “waterproof” manufactures won’t warrenty them out if there’s water damage. Doesn’t make much sense to me.