Among the many changes, the new rules would require batteries in consumer devices like smartphones to be easily removable and replaceable. That's far from the case today...
I was actually asking. It depends on how you define “glue”, too. Solder is glue by a lot of definitions. You could restrict it to organic resins, but then like I mentioned the ICs are packaged in those.
A better legislative approach would be to require removable connectors whenever it’s a reasonably equivalent option.
Oh yes. And I’m not debating they do that purely as a form of planned obsolescence.
We’re talking laws here, though. Saying “but that’s dumb” doesn’t hold up in court (nor should it). You have to write exactly what you mean, because people’s money and sometimes freedom is riding on it.
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I was actually asking. It depends on how you define “glue”, too. Solder is glue by a lot of definitions. You could restrict it to organic resins, but then like I mentioned the ICs are packaged in those.
A better legislative approach would be to require removable connectors whenever it’s a reasonably equivalent option.
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Oh yes. And I’m not debating they do that purely as a form of planned obsolescence.
We’re talking laws here, though. Saying “but that’s dumb” doesn’t hold up in court (nor should it). You have to write exactly what you mean, because people’s money and sometimes freedom is riding on it.