There will be a public rationalization for why they can&#x27;t include an infinitely-lived battery, too. They&#x27;ll probably say &quot;power curve&quot; somewhere.<p>I can&#x27;t imagine that an iPhone with a battery door would cost more than pennies more to manufacture. iPhones are fragile, and have always been; if they can charge you $79 for a new battery, they can charge you $79 to fix the battery door. Smaller&#x2F;lighter&#x2F;thinner? You&#x27;re talking a razor-thin space savings that adds up to a major inconvenience for users. Users have been operating battery doors for a very long time without electrocuting themselves or losing fingers. They&#x27;re about as dangerous as an SD slot.<p>&gt; I&#x27;m sure the internal discussions that led non-user-replaceable batteries was more nuanced than &quot;let&#x27;s milk those suckers for all they&#x27;re worth&quot;.<p>I&#x27;m sure Snidely Whiplash doesn&#x27;t work there. That a decision both so profitable and user-hostile was made is neither an incidental part of a general striving for perfection, nor undiscussed.