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cfrizz · 01-31-2018, 07:07 PM

I agree with Anemic Oak, if this law gets passed that would mean all existing devices would be grandfathered in. It would just mean that all new devices would have to have replaceable batteries.

Once that happens battery makers would quickly start making batteries for the new machines, so that we wouldn't be dependent on the manufacturer to supply the batteries, but of course they would so as to not get shut out.

All of my phones, have replaceable batteries, my Note 2 is 5 years old and still going strong, I've replaced the battery about 3 times.

01-31-2018, 07:07 PM	#174
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,574 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	I agree with Anemic Oak, if this law gets passed that would mean all existing devices would be grandfathered in. It would just mean that all new devices would have to have replaceable batteries. Once that happens battery makers would quickly start making batteries for the new machines, so that we wouldn't be dependent on the manufacturer to supply the batteries, but of course they would so as to not get shut out. All of my phones, have replaceable batteries, my Note 2 is 5 years old and still going strong, I've replaced the battery about 3 times.