This is great it's finally been adopted. Having read this though, I really wonder about some very small things like AirPods and other Ear Pods which are so small it would be difficult to engineer them to pop open without impacting the longevity ot the item. Maybe I'm wrong, it is just an interesting thought. Otherwise I am all for the right to repair your own stuff and cradle to cradle these things.
this post was submitted on 12 Jul 2023
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nice job
Nice! Hope it goes all over the world soon.
appliances should be removable
I see a "should" there instead of a "must". I assume this legislation will have teeth yeah?
I respect that there's a government out there that actually does things good for the individuals. US government would probably allow laws to make it illegal to replace your own batteries even if you knew how to. Or to outlaw making batteries that are compatible with a company's devices.
Sooo I totally get the appeal, but I actually don’t want removable batteries. Like the everyday benefit of a thinner, more water/dust proof phone is much useful to me than the annoyance of having to take my phone in to get serviced once every three to four years.
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All the smartphone producers be like: Damn we're gonna sell 20% less phones in the coming decades.
Haha serves you right producing crap.
Also: Now they're probably going to produce even more phones with proper battery life, since there is little gain for them in having crappy batteries in them that only work fine for the first year.
Back in the day when the battery of my Samsung Galaxy S (The original one) went bad I bought a replacement off Amazon for 15 bucks or so. The new battery even had a higher capacity than the original one! Popped the cover off the back of the phone, old battery out, new in, cover back on, done. Phone was better than new afterwards.
It’s just common sense I’ve replaced so many iPhones due to a bad battery if I could pop a new one in I’d probably still have my 8 Plus.
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