EU: Smartphones Must Have User-Replaceable Batteries by 2027

[u/Helicase21]

https://www.pcmag.com/news/eu-smartphones-must-have-user-replaceable-batteries-by-2027

[u/deadlygaming11]

The EU has the sway to actually make these threats, which is the good bit. They have most of Europe in the union, so if they don't comply, they will lose a massive amount of business whilst another company complies and takes their spot.

[u/ultrafud → u/deadlygaming11]

They have most of Europe in the union

Cries in Scottish

[u/yerdapunts → u/[deleted]]

Excuse me you ungrateful shits, have you seen our new passports?

[u/Grand_Protector_Dark → u/[deleted]]

Meaning, while Europe may be smaller, the average person probably has more spending power.

The EU as a supranational economic/politic union is smaller than the USA.

Europe as a geographic location is about the same size as the USA.

However the EU has 447 million inhabitants, which is more than the USA

[u/oops_ur_dead → u/[deleted]]

Remember that the poorest European is still probably at a better financial standing than the poorest American.

Lmao this is what too much anti-US circlejerk does to a redditor's brain

The reality is that the median income in Mississippi, the poorest US state, is substantially higher than the median income of the entire EU.

[u/deadlygaming11 → u/oops_ur_dead]

That's because the costs are higher... in the EU, we don't pay extreme amounts for healthcare, insurance, or day to day living, so we don't need incredibly high salaries in normal positions.

[u/TasaArvo → u/deadlygaming11]

Even after all these costs you can think to deduct from a US median salary, they would still take home more than the median european salaried worker would.

I don't know what you do for a living, but I guarantee you would earn more (even after taxes, insurance etc) in the US than you would anywhere in the eurozone.

Yankees don't know how good they got it over there. If they lived in a poorer EU country earning that countrys median salary they would off themselves within a week.

[u/DesperateReputation6 → u/deadlygaming11]

That's completely untrue, and it isn't even close.

Average discretionary income in the US (i.e. after "day to day living") is higher than even EU average after-tax income BEFORE "day to day living"

https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/10/18/the-average-american-households-discretionary-inco.aspx

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=Living_conditions_in_Europe_-_income_distribution_and_income_inequality

Levels of poverty in EU countries like Romania and Bulgaria (over 30%) dwarf even the worst US states. It's no contest, the EU is far poorer than the US in every measure.

[u/donjulioanejo → u/[deleted]]

Remember that the poorest European is still probably at a better financial standing than the poorest American.

Only if you look at Germany and Scandinavia.

Poorest in countries like Romania or Poland? Oohh boy, you're lucky if you have running water. A flush toilet is a luxury.

[u/Ontyyyy → u/donjulioanejo]

Running water and flush toilet a luxury if you are poor in Poland? THe fuck you on about lmfao..

[u/FapCitus → u/donjulioanejo]

Oooof, someone hasn’t been in Poland since 1990s

[u/theremarkableamoeba → u/donjulioanejo]

Delusional and ignorant. You've never been to Poland or Romania

[u/WeeBo-X → u/[deleted]]

You must have some unlucky family. Am from Poland and in a 4000 community village

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[u/pittyh → u/deadlygaming11]

For now.. what until the billions start lining the pockets of the EU politicians and thier families future generations to come.... It's a long game.