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Can you explain? Good rules on long term maintenance and repairability (which are in effect, see [0]) allow for cheaper, secondhand devices to remain viable for said poorer people. Market forces also exist so you can get a tablet or smartphone for less than €100 - and they also fall under said laws so they should work and be supported for a reasonable amount of time.

[0] https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules...

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