beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoSmartphone makers don't bother to comply with EU repairability requirementsrepair.euexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down12file-text
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1386161/smartphone-makers-don-t-bother-to-comply-with-eu-repairability-requirements
minus-squarekoka_noodles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoOk. The subject here is the EU.
minus-squaredeHaga@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoThe subject is smartphone manufacturers ignoring EU rules
minus-squarekoka_noodles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoYes. Growth in Europe isn’t the only metric that matters to smartphone manufacturers because they are still making money on the sales they make in Europe even if they aren’t growing in the market.
minus-squaredeHaga@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 hours agoThat’s because there is no growth in Europe
minus-squarekoka_noodles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoOk, if that’s the case. Mobile phone companies still care about sales in the region.
minus-squaredeHaga@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoThey’ll eventually comply. I suspect only on new models. I’m guessing they’ll try and find a war around it
Ok. The subject here is the EU.
The subject is smartphone manufacturers ignoring EU rules
Yes. Growth in Europe isn’t the only metric that matters to smartphone manufacturers because they are still making money on the sales they make in Europe even if they aren’t growing in the market.
That’s because there is no growth in Europe
Ok, if that’s the case. Mobile phone companies still care about sales in the region.
They’ll eventually comply. I suspect only on new models. I’m guessing they’ll try and find a war around it