[R] I think it does but for the wrong reasons. I work in a cellphone renting service as a developer for the platform. The business model allows people with lower incomes to access good quality phones with a good customer service & insurance and it optimizes the life cycle of each phone which is great ecologically.

I’d prefer if phones were more accessible in terms of price, ownership etc, and I would love for that kind of electronic products to be long lasting, instead of rotting in drawers when manufacturers stop supporting their products, but until we live in that world, I think the compromise is pretty ok