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Technology@lemmy.world – -7 points – 11 months ago

Does anyone else see bespoke batteries as a scam?

I noticed the difference in my xbox controller vs playstation. My woman had to keep hers plugged in because the battery was at end-of-life, I kept a set of rechargeable AA's and used them in my mouse, xbox paddle, razor...I forget what all else.

Why not standardize phone and laptop batteries?

Why not standardise? Because then the manufacturer cant double thr price and charge u for it.

@muntedcrocodile

Besides that, I mean :)

Any technical reason?

Nope just greedy fuckers being greedy. In devices like phones it kinda makes sense from a space efficiency standpoint but most devices its simply so they can take ur money when u need a replacement.

@muntedcrocodile

Thanks. I suspected as much.