> I really dislike the idea that EU regulators would know what's better for consumers than consumer electronics companies and the consumers themselves. It's no

> I really dislike the idea that EU regulators would know what's better for consumers than consumer electronics companies and the consumers themselves. It's not that, it's that companies know what's good for them and consumers are a secondary consideration, if that. Consider EU mobile phone roaming regulation: it's an unalloyed good. We've gone from expensive and inconvenient roaming charges and roaming add-ons to free roaming at almost no increase in prices. There was initially some increase in very low priced plans yet I have a 2.65 euro a month 1GB data only plan (with full roaming) which is a blindingly good deal.