On Wednesday, 10 March 2021 at 13:55:50 UTC, Fredxx wrote:
On 10/03/2021 13:49, whisky-dave wrote:
On Wednesday, 10 March 2021 at 13:44:40 UTC, Fredxx wrote:
On 10/03/2021 12:50, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
On 10/03/2021 12:39, mechanic wrote:
On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:43:47 +0000, Adrian Caspersz wrote:

On 10/03/2021 08:49, Jeff Layman wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56340077

Will this make any practical difference?

Hopefully.

Apple needs to change its ways.

Making their batteries user replaceable would be a start.

Making all parts third party replaceable as well.

Apple is now locking part compatibility in software, you need to be an
authorized Apple Tech to make major part changes to a device.
Perhaps the tax regime should be different for manufacturers like apple,
where a super VAT band is introduced for ones not conforming.

There is no point in forcing Apple to conform, where the alternative is
that they, or perhaps their users, pay handsomely for the privilege.

Not very practical. Of course you could apply this to things lioke car types that
are dumped, you have to get the old ones repaied new tyres have a 100% VAT put on them.
Are you suggesting a manufacturer would make their tyres irreparable? I
don't get your point?

How often could you take a tyre to be repaired rather than replaced. I don't know.
Why do people buy new tyres ?


Practicalities of custom and practice, and of course safety will always
feature.

It also depends on the product I guess. I doubt many would want a mobile phone the size
of the 1980s models.

I have a 12 year old washing machine it sort of works but can take 12 hours to do a cycle,
but sometimes just the usual time, they don;t make spare parts for it anymore.

My fridge freezer is 10 years old and not very efficint electricity wise.
I doubyt it's worth replacing the motor and the rubber door seals and sanding down the
rusting edges of the door and redoing and then theirs the broken egg tray.