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It’s unfortunate because while I want replaceable batteries I don’t think it is the government’s place to mandate it. I want a lot of things but it would be wr
by oceanplexian 5y ago
It’s unfortunate because while I want replaceable batteries I don’t think it is the government’s place to mandate it.
I want a lot of things but it would be wrong to mandate them. I’d like iPhones to have headphone ports, I want my laptop to support Linux, and all USB-C cables to be interoperable. But the problem is that the government shouldn’t be picking winning and losing technology. What if a company comes out with a battery that lasts 15-20 years (Which is already the case with some newer chemistries)? Maybe I, as a consumer, don’t want the government making my phone thicker or increasing the cost of a product because of an obsolete regulation.
- Rygian 5y agoThe point of the law is not to please those who would like to exchange batteries, but to have 90% of the batteries actually recycled, and reduce dependency on raw materials. The government isn't picking winners or losers, it's regulating the waste of scarce raw materials (those present in the battery, and to a lesser degree, those present in the rest of the device). The first company to come up with a battery that lasts 15–20 years will of course have to wait for regulations to adapt, like every other advance in technology in the history of mankind. Your position seems to be that you'd like the government to keep turning a blind eye on companies' wasteful strategies, just in case someone in the future might do something less wasteful.