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Whereas consumption is the destruction game so called ‘life’ dwells upon more phones do not cause the same harm as mistreating individuals…
The exploitation of individuals that Fairphone is addresses is the singularly most important aspect of being human, all else follows.
So my argument is that the three years support on next years sale of FP3+ don’t really amount to much.
Phones can be upgraded by custom roms (LineageOS for example) so touting Andriod numbers is hardly encouragment to invest in a phone when thinking of the Fair Trade.
If the issue of Fair Trade is downgraded and software longevity is the deciding factor in buying a phone, not many would want one next year with such low specs as the FP3 ~ so very little trade ~ little profit and hence little Fair Trade.
The more attractive the phone the more sales, hence the more Fair Trade.
A five year support is attractive for a one year old phone. A new model every year with 5 year support would help all.
More sales ~ more Fair trade,
Newer more attractive model ~ more sales ~ More FT
The business decision must be based on financial pushing the Fairtrade issue not the longevity.
There are other phones with repairability, nice for a few diehard DIY people. All my previous phone over the last 25 years have lasted over 6 years, with little software improvement.
I wouldn’t have bought a Fairphone apart from the fact my daughter wanted one and I was so concerned about it’s viability, she’s not a power user either.
Her disappointment after 8 months of ownership has led me to hope an FP4 comes out in Sept as she is about to ditch the FP3 as unusable. Then I’ll try and keep the Fair Trade notion alive by buyer her a new FT phone and I’ll have an FP3 for spares.
Environmental damage is a concern to everyone but degarding another via poor wages and working conditions is slavery and from what I understand there was movement o ban it centuries ago.
We as humans have not stopped slavery, even as individuals. Buying Fairphones is a token of acknowledgment. Worrying about the environment is a distraction.