That's an unfair representation of the situation. There's nothing about this device that implies "disposable". The EU is definitely the problem here. I think the problem is the EU loves legislating entrepreneurial creativity into the dirt.

Not having a replacable battery - a part that wears predictably and is critical to operation - makes this device disposable.

There's more important things than "entrepreneurial creativity". Not everything that can make sense as a business plan makes sense for the world.

We can survive without rings that allow us to mutter voice notes into our fists while walking around.