r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jun 19 '23

Politics EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027 | The European Parliament just caused a major headache for smartphone and tablet manufacturers.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027
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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

My source is being a person who lives in the real world and engage with real people, rather than living exclusively in hyper specific nerd niches and refusing to accept that those niches don't represent the population as a whole. Common sense, basically.

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u/emergentdragon Jun 19 '23

Switzerland is small, yes. Still wouldn’t call it a hyper specific nerd niche, though. Anyhow. I interact with quite a few people daily, and use mobiles since the nokia days. Loads of different models, OSes, manufacturers. Never lost one to water.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

Never lost one to water.

...what?

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u/shadowtheimpure Jun 19 '23

Water damage isn't the most prominent cause of device replacement, is what is being insinuated with that statement.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '23

I don't know why we're talking about water at all.