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Why non-replaceable batteries?
Because non-replaceable batteries equate to higher profits for manufacturers. It's that simple.
These higher profits come at both ends of the device life. At device birth, it's cheaper to build in the battery. At device death, the customer is forced to buy an entire new device when all's that is really needed is a replacement battery. The device is not really dead, but the customer is forced to treat it as such.
All other manufacturer-stated reasons for non-replaceable batteries are spin and mental gymnastics, trying to distract customers from the real motive - profit.
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