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Comment by metabagel

19 hours ago

Heat gun? This isn't the type of consumer-friendly battery replacement which the EU is looking for.

reminds me of finding an old scout manual that said "go to your neighborhood blacksmith" - different things are "easy" for different people.

  • The people that are scared of using a hairdryer on their iPhone, won't be willing to disassemble it either.

    We have got to stop coddling people. We don't need to compromise on everything just so it's fully maintainable and accessible by the lowest common denominator. This law is being designed for a group that frankly does not care either way, but makes the devices worse for them in a practical, day-to-day sense.