> We want to help people in the EU, but with laws like replaceable batteries, it's going to push us further and further away from being able to do that.

We want to help people, but only if and when it’s profitable for us to do so on terms we decide for you.

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sequoia 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> We want to help people, but only if and when it’s profitable for us

If s/he is running a company and not a charity, this is responsible, understandable, and predictable.

	▲	bojan an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Of course, but that makes "help" a weasel word. They want to be able to sell their product, that they possibly strongly feel will help the buyers.
	▲	Epa095 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Yes, and that's exactly why we need regulations, and can't leave it to the market!

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protocolture 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> A market doesnt want our products, we wont provide those products to that market.

The terms seem at least, largely influenced by the laws euros seem happy with. Regulation has a cost.

	▲	littlestymaar an hour ago \| parent [-]
		e-waste also have a cost. And regulations are here to make businesses internalize this cost instead of letting society as a whole pay it out.

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widowlark 12 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This is, I believe, the definition of a free market choice

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fao_ 11 hours ago | parent [-]

And this is why regulation exists, QED lol

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wkat4242 10 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, a free market isn't the answer to everything. It will never optimise for sustainability unless this is a conscious consumer choice factor. It's way too important to leave it to that though. Hence regulation.

	▲	flawn 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Just change the underlying economic incentives - but nobody is even barely there yet, except maybe the EU. Doughnut Economics, when are you going to save us (& the planet)?

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blitz_skull 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Uh... yeah. It's called a business.