why are phones so locked down unlike pcs and laptops?

  • Little8Lost@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    The closest i can think of to that is buying a bunch of broken shiftphone/fairphone and making a new phone with the working parts.

    But its not really choosing the design but instead a type of repair with spare parts.

    in that sense other phones can also be repaired this way but they need a lot more skill like ungluing without breaking.