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I don't know if this is still something that is in the works, but I love the idea and have some thoughts and would like to hear what others have to say about it.
It would be cool if the phone has swapable parts. So tech that gets upgraded frequently can be swapped out and upgraded, while keeping the original body of the phone. This could help lower the amount of phones that are trashed and have a positive impact on the environment at the same time. Along with, me personally liking the idea of never getting a new phone if I don't have to.
If a counter argument to this would be that profits would be lowered, a solution could be something like a subscription. I know the project is non-profit, so this might not even be a concern, but to those that will use money as a counter argument, this would be my idea. So, something like a low cost initial phone price with a subscription implemented after. This could be immediately after purchase or 'x' amount of years. Or no initial phone price and a subscription-based payment over the lifetime of the product usage. Which could be set at a lower price since the duration of usage will most likely be over a longer period. With being and staying non-profit and done based on donations, I feel the flexibility to do a pricing scheme like this is a unique position they can be in. Not to mention a new pricing strategy like this for a smartphone could be incredibly attractive towards the general public. So it would be its own marketing.
I'd like to hear what other ideas people have, assuming GOS is still looking into this as a project. If not, then this can be disregarded. I just really loved the idea when I heard it might be a possibility.
I don't know what to tag it, so if it is incorrect, I apologize.