Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:00PM
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It’s not a large market because people generally don’t want one, but it’s hardly limited to boutiques either. Nokia and Samsung both sell smartphones with replaceable batteries.
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Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by Tams80 on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:18PM
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Not ones anywhere near the 'flagships'. It's a niche, but those us who do want hardly have even the option to 'vote with our wallets'. Especially for something that has become near a necessity.
And you completely avoided their very valid point that the likes of asbestos and lead. Perhaps because you have no counter to it?
Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by SpicyLemonZest on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:41PM
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I guess I'm not sure what your standards are here. If you're expecting that there should be phones identical in every way to flagship models except that the battery is removable, I don't think that's reasonable, since the entire point is that the design requirement of a removable battery requires tradeoffs.
I don't understand the point you're trying to make about asbestos and leaded gasoline. I support those regulations because they cover much more important issues. As far as I know nobody's gotten lung cancer from not being able to remove their phone's battery.