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> needs to grade devices for repairability and TCO Wouldn't that be more of a Consumer Reports thing?
by tbrownaw 2y ago
> needs to grade devices for repairability and TCO
Wouldn't that be more of a Consumer Reports thing?
- ryukoposting 2y agoConsumer Reports is a media company assigning gold stars to products their writers like. The EPA (or FCC, or ____) is a 3-letter with a nominal ability to enforce certain standards among devices presenting their mark. The purported accountability of a EPA/FCC/UL/whatever mark is key here.
- tbrownaw 2y agoYou are aware that Underwriters Laboratories is also not part of the government, yes?
- ryukoposting 2y agoI'm aware. They also don't make their money by publishing magazines.
- pseudalopex 2y agoUL 110, Standard for Sustainability for Mobile Phones, has some repair criteria.