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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU (mashable.com)
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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not so much new. Has been on the road map for years. More like disgusting.

There was a choice to be made to make things repairable, or not. The industry chose not.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

They must all have reached nirvana when they realized they could build in planned obsolescence straight into the platform. No more replacing a tiny belt, now they get to sell a brand new car when the battery goes bad!

I really hope that this regulation from the EU stick and it doesn't get shut down by Germany as usual when they act as an extension of the auto-industry.