The issue I see is that sometimes certain fabrication methods are neccessarry. Phones are glued shut, making disassembly difficult, but that glue also has a point, screws take up a lot of space and glue allows a water tight bond between components.
Same with non user replacable batteries.
It can be very difficult to distinguish between effective design decision and mallicious manufacturing.
It can be very difficult to distinguish between effective design decision and mallicious manufacturing.