EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027www.pcmag.comexternal-linkcross-posted to: tech@lemmy.pineapplemachine.comsuomi@sopuli.xyznews@geddit.socialtechnology dirkgentle ( @dirkgentle@lemmy.ca ) Technology • 1 year ago message-square91fedilinkarrow-up1424
arrow-up1424external-linkEU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027www.pcmag.com dirkgentle ( @dirkgentle@lemmy.ca ) Technology • 1 year ago message-square91fedilinkcross-posted to: tech@lemmy.pineapplemachine.comsuomi@sopuli.xyznews@geddit.socialtechnology
minus-square Da_Boom ( @Da_Boom@iusearchlinux.fyi ) linkfedilink33•1 year agoI don’t think it would really benefit or harm the lithium miners and battery manufacturers - in fact it might benefit them more if they could sell their batteries directly to consumers and skip the middleman, keeping those profits for themselves.
minus-square RaoulDuke ( @RaoulDuke@lemmy.nz ) linkfedilink11•1 year agoYeah, you’re right. I didn’t think that through properly.
minus-square 🇺🇦 seirim ( @administrator@lemmy.pro ) linkfedilink3•1 year agoHa yeah, I’ll just buy more batteries so I can always be able to pop in a spare, sigh.
I don’t think it would really benefit or harm the lithium miners and battery manufacturers - in fact it might benefit them more if they could sell their batteries directly to consumers and skip the middleman, keeping those profits for themselves.
Yeah, you’re right. I didn’t think that through properly.
Ha yeah, I’ll just buy more batteries so I can always be able to pop in a spare, sigh.