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EU Wants Removable Batteries In iPhones
MojoKid writes "Current regulation, introduced with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) in July of 2006, primarily
sought to prevent the unnecessary use of toxic metals in batteries as well as making it easier to recycle and dispose of used batteries. The updated 'New Batteries Directive,' as
discussed in
New Electronics by Gary Nevision, would go much further. Article 11 of the
directive, as currently written, would require that devices must be made in such a way as to allow batteries, either
for replacement or at end of life for disposal to be 'readily removed.' Of course, Apple's iPhones and iPods wouldn't meet this requirement, as it stands. It's obvious that an iPhone battery replacement program could be considered a cash cow for Apple as well."
No no no. You're looking at it the wrong way. Thanks to Apple's requirement that people send their phones back to them for battery replacement, they're ensuring that the batteries are disposed of properly!
(yes, it's a joke, but it will probably also be their defense)
This guy's the limit!
In fact, perusing what manufacturers have user-replacable battieres these days, they've decided to protect Japan's (Sony-Ericsson) and Korea's (LG, Samsung) phone manufacturers while they were at it. And the US's (Motorola) too! How terrible, that their protectionism will harm the economy of the People's Republic of Cupertino so that tiny nations like the US, EU, Japan, and Korea will be able to prosper.
No kidding!!! What do you say at this point?
I consider a pick axe a garden tool, and I'm sure I can remove the battery from an iPhone with one of those...
How do you know they are not targeting the Zune?
Looks like another anti Microsoft move by the EU to me.
Where's my tinfoil hat when I need it.....