Classic EU move, the last-minute 1000-cycle exemption undercuts the entire regulation.

elzbardico 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Looks like saner minds prevailed. Almost nobody needs or wants that. Having to pay a street corner repair shop to replace a battery only after 3 or 4 years of usage is completely worth a price to pay for having thinner batteries.

	▲	poisonborz 4 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		HN / pro user forums alone are a massive indicator of the need for this. Same argument could be made in the form of almost nobody needs or wants "thinner batteries". Not many are going for the street corner for this, and it is insane that people are throwing away 2-3-4 year old perfectly capable high end devices. Not just because of battery but lack of support and closed ecosystem. The industry is incentivised to go towards unrepairable throwaway products you are forced to renew. The madness needs to stop.

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levocardia an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Would have been even more classic EU to not add the exception and have all Europeans stuck with a slower, bulkier, and more expensive "EU edition" of a phone.

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protimewaster 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The previous discussion of the bill on HN noted that the newest version of the bill is the one without the exemption. Is that incorrect?