But will this seven-year plan actually make repairing our gadgets easier?
Will phone and tablet designs have to change to accommodate it?
Or will nothing really change?
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Those parts should also have their prices published, and those prices should not be raised later.
Unsurprisingly, the manufacturers, represented by the DigitalEurope trade group, only want three years.
Who Wants To Use A 7-Year-Old Phone?
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Maybe you dont see the point of this legislation.
After all, you probably ditch your phone every 2-3 years and buy a new one.
But there are advantages even then.
Germany’s push for seven years of updates and repairs is more of a good thing, said Purdy.
iPhones make excellent hand-me-downs.
But phones in general dont have to be obsolete at the end of a notional upgrade cycle.
Thats Fine For Europe, I Guess
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What about the US?
What are the chances of similar laws appearing there?
Germany’s push for seven years of updates and repairs is more of a good thing.
We’re working on it, says Purdy.
Heres hoping that the EUand the USlistens to Germany.
