EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batteries in household items

Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by adhesive_wombat on Sunday March 13, 2022 @10:53AM (#30661721)

Which is why it should be required (if sustainable manufacture was deemed a bugger social benefit to profit).

If Apple had to make headphones that were either robust or repairable (or both, can you imagine), they'd find a way, if only to avoid losing money on replacing broken ones.

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Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday March 13, 2022 @11:49AM (#30662319)

Yes, because if it wasn’t required, companies like Apple could make products that people wanted beyond the robustness and repairable aspects. By keeping all companies hobbled by the same regulatory requirements, Apple can no longer cheat with better functionality and aesthetics.

Of course, there is obviously a trade off.

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Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte... by CRConrad on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @06:54AM (#30683831)

I think that back in the day before Sennheiser become the last man standing to produce robust and repairable headphones, they competed with other manufacturers of robust and repairable headphones on factors like functionality and aesthetics.

TL;DR: Nice strawman ya got there. Would be a shame if it burned down.

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