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All smartphones, including iPhones, must have replaceable batteries by 2027 in the EU::undefined

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[โ€“] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unless fines hurt the company financially, they are fees. I used to work for a nursery owner who filled his water truck from the hydrant because the fine cost less than the water from the water company.

As the parent comment said, the EU is quite good at enforcing things like this when it wants to. The USB-C thing is literally going to be "you literally can't sell it", but they can throw big fines around too

https://www.eqs.com/compliance-blog/biggest-gdpr-fines/#:~:text=Less%20severe%20infringements%20can%20result,depending%20on%20what%20is%20higher.