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Re:Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smart... by c2h5oh on Sunday June 25, 2023 @06:33PM (#36473352)
You can still have a waterproof phone with replaceable battery through the revolutionary technology of gaskets ;-) There were several models like that already before manufacturers figured out it's cheaper to glue them
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Re:Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smart... by WeylandYutani on Sunday June 25, 2023 @07:27PM (#36473734)
Price matters to consumers. If phones become more expensive because of this virtue signalling regulation it will be killed. The EU parliament is still a democracy.
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