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daenney | 2 months ago

> We want to help people in the EU, but with laws like replaceable batteries, it's going to push us further and further away from being able to do that.

We want to help people, but only if and when it’s profitable for us to do so on terms we decide for you.

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protocolture|2 months ago

> A market doesnt want our products, we wont provide those products to that market.

The terms seem at least, largely influenced by the laws euros seem happy with. Regulation has a cost.

littlestymaar|2 months ago

e-waste also have a cost.

And regulations are here to make businesses internalize this cost instead of letting society as a whole pay it out.

sequoia|2 months ago

> We want to help people, but only if and when it’s profitable for us

If s/he is running a company and not a charity, this is responsible, understandable, and predictable.

bojan|2 months ago

Of course, but that makes "help" a weasel word. They want to be able to sell their product, that they possibly strongly feel will help the buyers.

Epa095|2 months ago

Yes, and that's exactly why we need regulations, and can't leave it to the market!

widowlark|2 months ago

This is, I believe, the definition of a free market choice

fao_|2 months ago

And this is why regulation exists, QED lol

blitz_skull|2 months ago

Uh... yeah. It's called a business.