They could've just designed it that way to begin with.
replyThanks to this regulation, they will the next time around.
A more complicated design costs more money to build/test and introduces more modes of failure in the final product.
replyYou are generalizing. The design may very well be simpler, just more expensive.
replyI'm not too worried. Removable batteries were standard fare for decades before Apple came around and set negative precedent. I don't recall it ever causing issues.
replyThe current hack is to buy devices made for disposable batteries and then use rechargeables. Electric toothbrushes almost all come with built-in non-removable batteries... except the cheapest ones, which also work fine.
replyI’m happy that my gadgets no longer need expensive AA batteries.
reply...or NiMH AA rechargeable batteries if you could be arsed.
replyIt's amazing how quickly we forget
replyRemovable batteries were standard fare for decades before Apple came around and set negative precedent.
replyYou must be newly hatched.
I have plenty of devices in my gadget box with non-replaceable batteries that pre-date Apple's iPhones, and even its iPods.
Sure. But I bet you also have plenty of gadgets with replaceable batteries.
replyJust because something is standard fare doesn't mean it's the only option. Point is, it was quite common in the past.