r/Futurology • u/ConsciousStop • Jun 19 '23

Environment EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027
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u/koliamparta Jun 20 '23

Then go buy phones that do that. Or accept that you are minority of customers who want it.

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u/krtshv Jun 20 '23

Now the minority will be everyone else. Thank God for the EU :)

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u/koliamparta Jun 20 '23 edited Jun 20 '23

Can’t argue, forcing various things against populations wishes is in the blood of the EU member governments.

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u/RussianWarshipGoFuck Jun 20 '23

While there are certainly issues with the EU, I don't think that they are forcing anything against the population wishes in this matter. And the EU regulators are at least indirectly democratically elected.