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EU regulatory bodies haven’t been as blindly sycophantic towards megacorporations in terms of allowing them to skirt by rules set forth by their legislatures, s
by datsci_est_2015 6mo ago
EU regulatory bodies haven’t been as blindly sycophantic towards megacorporations in terms of allowing them to skirt by rules set forth by their legislatures, so I would be more optimistic than if this were a development in US law.
- philipallstar 6mo agoWell yes, that's where the innovation happened. Collecting fines based on regulation without innovation is easy street.
- matchbok3 6mo agoIf people wanted replaceable batteries in the US, companies would sell them. There's big conspiracy here. They just don't matter to most people. And this regulation is really bad and will harm innovation for very little to no value.
- gf000 6mo agoThe free market only works when you have sufficient competition. The phone market is absolutely not trivial to enter, so your first sentence is plain and simply false. Also, given that iphones almost already pass the requirements, where is the harm to innovation?
- matchbok3 6mo agoThere are hundreds of phone choices made by 10+ manufacturers. What lack of competition are you referencing? You can still buy a flip phone if you want. The harm to innovation is not today, but in the future for some as-of-yet built product. That is.... what innovation is...