Around 3 years ago my phone's screen broke and changing the screen would cost close to a half the device's original price. It was cheaper to throw away and buy a new one.
This is clearly wasteful, but I guess this is a typical experience with well-known consumer brands. But hey, I don't want to move to a new home because my sink broke!
In Europe, new regulations like Right-to-Repair Directive represent a smart step to force the hand of manufacturers. It requires them, for example, to keep spare parts stocked for at least 10 years. In France, I always check the repairability index before buying. I'm more than willing to pay a bonus price for good product design and engineering, that respects the resources and costumers.
So I've begrudgingly replaced my phone. But this time I wanted to break the wasteful cycle, so I've bought a Fairphone, which promises 10 year software and hardware support. Also, if something breaks I can just order a replacement and repair it myself. So far, I'm pretty happy with the experience! It works, it just does. I feel soon I'll replace my battery, and that's it: it will probably stick with me a bunch more years.
Since my old laptop became my home server, I needed a new one for hacking on the loose. Following a similar strategy, I'm going with Framework for my new rig.
