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by blattimwind 3112 days ago
> If DAB is so great, why does hardly anyone in the US bother with it?

'cause it isn't? It just generates a huge pile of electronics waste [1] with marginal if any advantages for users... legislation here is an obvious money grab in my eyes.

[1] Because that's what we need! Another pile of never-to-be-recycled waste, sky-high, in the name of efficiency (maybe some lobbyist even argued with the energy savings - assuming they actually exist - look how good this move would be for mother earth!)