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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by spoonjim on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:06PM (#28435076)
Who can afford to just withdraw from 25% of world GDP? That’s the leverage of unionization.
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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by robertlagrant on Monday September 06, 2021 @12:18PM (#28435224)
I'm not sure how unionisation is relevant, but lots of models of products target different regulatory regimes.
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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by iso1631 on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:04PM (#28435736)
By forming an economic union, the EU punches at a higher weight than it's constituent parts.
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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by robertlagrant on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @02:28AM (#28441577)
Oh, I see!
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