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It is certainly conceivable that people could make a different choice next time they decide to buy a phone. Others that feel more strongly could switch right away.



Maybe, if it were convenient to switch. But I've given up on believing in boycotts. E.g. People kept buying video games, no matter how shitty the business practice. Preoders, Lootboxes, Season Passes, Pay2Skip... all seemed to have made a ton of cash.


As a technique, the boycott is tried and true, but its efficacy is ultimately dependent on how many people actually care about the issue.


Can you give an example of a boycott effecting a change in company policy?




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