• FireWire400@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    AFAIK, the EU defines “user replaceable” as literally that; you open a hatch, pull the battery out and stick a new one in.

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        3 months ago

        They should do, although I can’t really imagine manufacturers incorporating plastic tabs into their sleek glass-metal sandwiches…

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        3 months ago

        They’ll make the replacement so expensive nobody will do it. And then there will be a new rule mandating it needs to be a reasonable price. Apple will say it’s reasomable because it factors in environmental costs, and so the dance continues.

    • exu@feditown.com
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      3 months ago

      Pretty sure the draft allowed “common tools” or specialised tools if they came in box.