It'll soon be illegal in the EU. If I remember correctly, all handhelds need to have removable batteries.
themurphy
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Yeah, hopefully government and EU interest in open source will change this on a large scale.
Both Germany and Switzerland both made progress in the last months.
It will be closer and closer to the great firewall of the US.
So is Trump, but see how that went.
I'm not working in tech either. Everyone relying on a computer can use this.
Also, medicin and radiology are two areas that will benefit from this - especially the patients.
Same, I've automated alot of my tasks with AI. No way 77% is "hampered" by it.
Well, it only gives a bigger reason for other search engines to index the competition.
I don't think I get what you mean, when I only named consumer rights against companies and eco friendly laws?
Can you specify why it's bad and who the EU is trying to hurt with this?
That's true, but it's also true that China has prioritised to make automated factories and investing heavily in just plain better battery tech.
I know alot of the money came from the CCP, but when the investments are done, this new tech will outperform other companies on just being better (thinking of EV specifically).
I think I'm just saying that a state investing in tech and technologies is not a bad idea always.
I don't think we talk about the same thing then.
GDPR, Digital Market Act, the USB C law for e-waste and regulations like those are the one I'm talking about.
And then also what this article is about.
He's literally evil towards his daughter. He said "can't win them all" when asked about her. Wtf.
The EU is making non-removeable batteries kindda illegal for new devices from 2027.
Link to legislation.