Why not better educate people about the fact that some devices are easier to repair than others?. If they care about it, they will naturally buy stuff that's repair-friendly, even if it's a niche market.
I care about repairing my stuff, and avoid buying anything that is intentionally designed to being unrepairable. I've specifically not bought any Apple product because of that.
> Why not better educate people about the fact that some devices are easier to repair than others?
People are far more likely to care more about devices that are easy to use than ones that are easy to repair.
My father, for instance, just barely has sufficient skill to make use of his iPhone, but it has considerably improved his life. I don't imagine anyone could convince or train him to use something different solely on the basis of it being easy to repair.
He's going to have to pay someone to repair it for him anyway, so what does it matter if it's Apple or someone else? I imagine he'd happily exchange it for whatever the latest model is if a technician were to imply that an upgrade would fix his hypothetical problem.
One important consideration here is that smartphones are of use to a market which includes people willfully resistant to relearning.
I care about repairing my stuff, and avoid buying anything that is intentionally designed to being unrepairable. I've specifically not bought any Apple product because of that.