Comment on Phones may come without bundled USB cables in the future, if OEMs have their way
Maeve@kbin.earth 21 hours agoBut wouldn't it be equally valid to frame it the other way around that so far we have paid for them to be included, whether we like it or not?
But then you have it. Sell it, put it in another room, give it away. They should lower the phone price by the amount of whatever they charge for the charger. They should also give buyers the option to have it included or not, especially in this economy.
atrielienz@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I’m honestly not sure (given the price the cable likely adds to the price of the device vs the quality/longevity of the cable) that I want it. Apple has been notorious for selling their charging cables at a premium while making them basically as cheaply as possibly. Other companies have literally made their brand on being better than the OEM cables and chargers you get with devices.
Other phone manufacturers aren’t exempt from the phone cable failure thing either. It’s crazy to me that they were allowed to sell such shoddy accessories in the first place.
When you add in the ways that countries are trying to cut down on e-waste I can’t say I’m surprised.