Re:EU to make it mandatory to use customer-replaceable batte...
by jopsen on Sunday March 13, 2022 @12:48PM
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I'll agree it's hard not to have mixed feelings about it.
On the flip side, every charged with a mini-USB or USB-C for a reason.
And internally, most electronics use standard battery sizes anyways, AA or AAAs.. I'm not a subject matter expert, but looks like they are just packaging high quality rechargable batteries inside a device.
For innovators they could simply apply a fee, that would allow companies like Apple to do whatever they want, so long as they (or their customers) pay.
On the flip side, every charged with a mini-USB or USB-C for a reason.
And internally, most electronics use standard battery sizes anyways, AA or AAAs.. I'm not a subject matter expert, but looks like they are just packaging high quality rechargable batteries inside a device.
For innovators they could simply apply a fee, that would allow companies like Apple to do whatever they want, so long as they (or their customers) pay.