Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes

Re:Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes by fragmede on Sunday December 25, 2022 @08:32PM (#34133570)

Ah yes, that 79-pound iPhone repair kit to fix a 1.1-ounce battery. The review of it was pretty interesting [0]. It's possible, but it's not exactly what I'd call user serviceable. There are a hojillion kits on Amazon which all include all the necessary tools to take the phone apart - triwing screwdriver, pentalobe screwdriver, impossibly small 00 phillipshead screwdriver, etc - so anyone that can follow youtube directions and has a steady hand can do it. It's just way harder than it needs to be so under the proposed law, they'd have to make it easier.

[0] https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/21/23079058/apple-self-servi...

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Re:Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes by tosc on Sunday December 25, 2022 @08:40PM (#34133621)

Yeah - it’s fairly obvious that linked article is in bad faith.

The 79-pound repair kit is what Apple uses in its stores to avoid damaging phones that remain under warranty.

If people want to buy a bunch of cheap tools and risk damaging a delicate phone, they shouldn’t expect Apple’s help.

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Re:Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes by fragmede on Monday December 26, 2022 @01:26AM (#34135240)

That's funny, I got the opposite read from that article and that it's Apple that's operating in bad faith here.

Really though I think what's important is that we should expect help from Apple. It might take EU regulations to force that, but what that really says to me is that as consumer in the US, my bar for what to expect from corporations is set way too low.

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Re:Non-Replaceable Battery? Not If This Proposed EU Law Passes by Technetium on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @02:45PM (#34152864)

I'm going to assume ignorance over bad-faith and provide a video for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUpnrd-Xuho

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