I only upgrade when my phone literally dies or can’t support criticial software and security updates anymore. I upgraded from an iphone 6s to a 12 Pro Max 2 years ago and will probably hold on to this phone until it’s no longer supported.

Bold of you to assume I don't lose or break my phone every year or two

Yep. When you can’t easily replace a battery it’s a strong (intentional?) disincentive by the manufacturer that pushes people towards buying a new phone. If you need to surrender your phone for a day or three to get the replacement done, people would rather sign a new contract for a phone than be without.

Yep. I've had a pixel 6 for the past 2 years. It's still phenomenal. Zero issues with it. I'm keeping it another year.

It's not about more reusable hardware it's about software being constrained to support existing hardware rather than ditch it to save a fee bucks on development.

Does anyone have a full article?

I ain't reading this but I would like to. Anyone got a paywall free version? I tried 12ft.io to no avail.