Proprietary Camera Battery Rant

>standard battery >can be found in any grocery store >device lasts as long as the electronic components last >proprietary Li-ion rechargeable battery >once the device is discontinued and the batteries are no longer available you might as well throw a perfectly working device in the trash WHY the fuck do expensive cameras use proprietary batteries?? Cause fuck you

A 4chan-style greentext screenshot complains that expensive cameras use proprietary rechargeable batteries, making otherwise working devices useless when replacement batteries disappear. The punchline is the blunt reply: “Cause fuck you,” mocking manufacturers’ frustrating design choices. EN: A 4chan-style greentext screenshot complains that expensive cameras use proprietary rechargeable batteries, making otherwise working devices useless when replacement batteries disappear. The punchline is the blunt reply: “Cause fuck you,” mocking manufacturers’ frustrating design choices.

• @gentoomemes / 17070 2025-04-28