All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU

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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU
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Thank fucking god for the EU, for fighting for global digital rights where nobody else does.

According to republicans Europe is hell on Earth tho

Anywhere that isn’t a fascist theocracy is hell on Earth to many republicans

It’s funny how many of them unironically praise the Taliban. At least, it’s funny from my perspective looking in. I’m sure for a fellow citizen that’s a scary thought.

mostly cuz EU gives rights and protections to consumers, not corporations

They’re still liberal and give a lot more to corporations than they do people.

And yet to us Americans, we see that the EU does a billion times more for its citizens and we wish our country could be half as good about the things the EU does right.

Grass is always greener..

Actually the Europeans I've talked to with a small couple of exceptions very much like their "welfare state" and mainly like America for its entertainment. They do not typically want to live here. I wish I could live in Europe badly

I mean I am European :D I wouldn't wanna trade either. But there are definitely some people here who still believe in an American Dream or like the idea of earning more and spending less on taxes living in the US. Really depends who you ask.

Hey, America's fooled a lot of people. Including me for like 25 years. Which country you in?

Germany. We also fooled a lot of people, if you look at the immigration numbers. They just get exploited here, most of the times.

I've visited Germany and loved it. I'm sorry to hear immigrants get exploited there like in America. Hopefully it's not as bad. Obviously it's different, from the outside looking in, but I don't hear much about hatred of immigrants in Germany like I hear about in America. And at least you all have a lot of the basic human rights and societal systems in place that in America we can never put in place because we're fully controlled by corporations run by people whose greed knows no bounds.

Germans are more reserved with their discontent I would say. Because of the history everything kinda happens behind a veil. Obviously excluding the brutal killings that happened in Hanau and the likes.

In general we're also heading into alt-right territory regarding the immigration topic. I assume we will have a conservative/right-wing government in the near future. The alt-right party is gaining numbers big time (just like everywhere in Europe), as many people were somewhat convinced that solving the immigration topic will increase wealth within the country. Truth is they only care about their own wealth and don't give two shits about the poor, even if they misuse them (poor old 'real' germans) for their arguments.

Yeah we have some good basic rights and social security nets, but I'm sure the alt-right party will try to dissolve them further. Not much hope their either. In Germany it's also the norm that people are somewhat to blame for their own missery. Just work harder etc. It's like the USA light version.

I appreciate your kind responses. It's good to get additional perspectives like yours here. You're right, the grass is always greener... But sometimes it really is (even if only marginally so)

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I understand. Unless you're lining billionaire pockets and actively hurting the poor, Republicans are PISSED

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No wonder, while plenty right wing parties are on the rise here, too, overall people are at least somewhat less removed from actual reality.

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We have a fake economy. All investments, researching and efforts could be decided by state (we/public). Protecting society interests and not "investors" interests is an obligation

Does this mean we could potentially order phones from there as US folks?

Doubt Apple will have 2 different devices for each area.

One sensible right doesn't overweight the never-ending bullshit coming from them.

And imo this is not a sensible right. To change a battery in phones is easy even now. All you need is heat gun (hairdryer), new battery, phone tape (2$ ali) and 30 mins of your time..

Also watter resistance will take a hit.. I wouldn't sink my phone under watter with detachable back cover even if it had ip68 by producer. They don't even cover it in reclamation now.

Compare to how it used to be, removing the battery cover and replacing the battery on the fly. And water resistance with removable batteries has been and can be done. Stop with this nonsense.

One sensible right doesn’t overweight the never-ending bullshit coming from them.

True. Between the private healthcare, abortion rights, school shootings…

Oh wait, you weren’t talking about the US?

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