[smashini]

Honestly, amazing stuff. For all the flak that the EU gets this is absolutely an essential regulation

[patall]

One might argue that this is one of the reason why the EU is getting flak: because it sets up regulations that lower some companies profit.

[Y-bar]

It’s equal parts funny and frustrating to see how deep into the ”a few hypothetical percent of profits for corporations matters more than customer rights and less e-waste” some are.

[xandrius]

They will still get all the flak, facts never mattered.

[bryanlarsen]

And just like everything moving to USB-C, they won't get credit for the Switch 3 et al having replaceable batteries world-wide.

[bigfishrunning]

I don't know about that, i think it's pretty common knowledge that the EU caused the iPhone port change, and it's generally regarded as a good thing

[hbn]

I'm preparing to release my first app to the App Store and they're currently requiring me to dox myself if I want to sell in the EU. Which facts am I missing that makes this not very inconvenient for me?

[wilg]

It might be a good regulation but it is definitely not essential!

[drstewart]

This. The top problems facing the world are gaming consoles' charging sources. Everything else is thankfully solved.

[patrickmcnamara]

Nothing should be improved unless it solves world hunger.

[bluescrn]

It's not about games consoles. It's about reducing the mountains of e-waste.

We shouldn't be throwing away laptops, smartphones, or consoles - or soon, entire EVs, just because the battery has degraded.

[wilg]

All of those things can be recycled and almost all of them can be replaced whether or not its end-user-servicable.

[stemlord]

"Can" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there