Not that that will affect us in the UK.

The manufacturers will probably produce special models for the EU, much as they do with automobiles. It's a big enough market.

The rest of us will be stuck with built-in obsolescence unless we choose to enact the EU regulations.

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The manufacturers will probably produce special models for the EU, much as they do with automobiles. It's a big enough market.

Unlikely... some removed phones from EU market that didn't comply with the new USB-C connector... so this will be one to watch.

I think there’s a difference between removing a few, mainly obsolete, models from a market and removing your entire range. You can still buy conforming phones from Apple and Samsung in the EU.

Whoever makes the only phone that can be sold in the EU will have a massive market at their disposal.

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The manufacturers will probably produce special models for the EU, much as they do with automobiles. It's a big enough market.

The rest of us will be stuck with built-in obsolescence unless we choose to enact the EU regulations.

I don't know, it depends on cost, may be easier just to produce the same models for E.U and U.K

Found out something about the drive i installed into the laptop, it is SATA2 not 3, so is slightly slower, not by much, just a bit slower to boot up and start up edge and that is all she uses.
I gave her the choice,i can get a 512GB Orico for around £22, which while smaller in capacity will be fine for the machine and what she uses it for, hopefully she will stick with it as it is

The manufacturers obviously see some advantage, for various reasons, to make phones with non-replaceable batteries. I can’t see why they would forego that advantage in markets that don’t force them to.

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I think there’s a difference between removing a few, mainly obsolete, models from a market and removing your entire range. You can still buy conforming phones from Apple and Samsung in the EU.

True, it will be interesting to see the outcome of this.

Whoever makes the only phone that can be sold in the EU will have a massive market at their disposal.

not as big as china, which is apparently insanely large.

…and is becoming increasingly adept at producing electronic devices.

Couple that with Trump’s economic policies and China may no longer be a viable market for US firms.

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…and is becoming increasingly adept at producing electronic devices.
Couple that with Trump’s economic policies and China may no longer be a viable market for US firms.

You've seen Apple starting to manufacture in India?