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It had been in the works for a while, but now it has formally been adopted. From the article:

The regulation provides that by 2027 portable batteries incorporated into appliances should be removable and replaceable by the end-user, leaving sufficient time for operators to adapt the design of their products to this requirement.

  • Syndic@feddit.deEnglish
    32·
    1 year ago

    why wouldn’t anyone want to be able to extend the life of their expensive devices, why wouldn’t people want easily repairable batteries that take less than 5 minutes to swap out?

    I guess because they’re used to the current state of things where they are replacing their phones every 1-2 years for a newer shinier one anyway. Getting the newest shit regulaerly for them is a central point of using their phone status as personal validation.

    • Rikudou_Sage@lemmings.worldEnglish
      26·
      1 year ago

      Or they just like it? I’m far from the person you describe, yet I buy a new phone every year, simply because I like new phones.

    • redditcunts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      Or they replaced it at a shop for $10. But yeah, I can’t wait for shitty phones nectar you fuckers are too anti social to leave your hobbit holes.

        • redditcunts@lemmy.worldEnglish
          43·
          1 year ago

          Of fucking course you pay for the battery how is that a factor in the least bit? Gimme a general location and I’ll find a shop for you.

          I love these strawmen where people are buying iphones and don’t have access to a repair shop. If that’s a reality, you are on the slim minority.

            • redditcunts@lemmy.worldEnglish
              21·
              1 year ago

              Bullshit. Gimme a general location and I’ll find a local shop to replace batteries for far less than $60.

              I’ve known lots of iPhone users who have failing batteries and they just suffer through an unreliable phone until they have money for a replacement

              So you know idiots? If they are dumb enough to 'save for a replacement ’ while a cheap repair is available what makes you think they are going to take the time to figure out there batteries? You’re pissed off with lazy wasteful people, not batteries.