Post AUJMunIXdzoF6BxaRE by nix@social.stlouist.com
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(DIR) Post #AUIzDbnWEEVK27t7GC by EU_Commission@social.network.europa.eu
2023-04-04T10:16:06Z
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đ Missed your jump over the mushroom? đ« Splatted next to your target? đ§ Drifted your kart outside the track? This shall happen no more! We contacted Nintendo to address the recurring problem with defective Switch controllers and they agreed to offer all consumers the right to repair, free of charge, even beyond the legal guarantee! This will prevent the disposal of unrepaired controllers and unnecessary waste.
(DIR) Post #AUJ068CXy6rSAXapX6 by kkalin@mastodon.world
2023-04-04T10:25:56Z
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@EU_Commission I love the EC. This is brilliant
(DIR) Post #AUJ0LjYdMS6SN4MciG by tenkoman@sueden.social
2023-04-04T10:26:51Z
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@EU_Commission Even though the Switch nears its EOL - there should also be preparations for the successor console in that matter.
(DIR) Post #AUJ0ZmaWtG9VpAww5o by 9uqjgkkMcxGoO2B5m4.jeroen@social.franssen.xyz
2023-04-04T10:27:13Z
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@EU_Commission@bart
(DIR) Post #AUJ0ohfpRd0gvTXjH6 by stux@mstdn.social
2023-04-04T10:34:19Z
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@EU_Commission well done! :clapping:
(DIR) Post #AUJ0sUFjHklYSa8hii by SebastienK@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T10:30:07Z
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@EU_Commission cool, now make it so my perfectly working lightning cables don't become eWaste just to push USB-C down my throat
(DIR) Post #AUJ1NJW7FaMA8nVH4i by galaxy@douchi.space
2023-04-04T10:36:01Z
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@EU_Commission omg is it effective immediately within EU?
(DIR) Post #AUJ1brYnTWSBmJh9U0 by developerjustin@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T10:36:50Z
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@EU_Commission @Barredo
(DIR) Post #AUJ1rdDgYog1w3L6MC by oktawian@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T10:37:39Z
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@EU_Commission Yesssss!!!!
(DIR) Post #AUJ25OYlrXNgWSlU9I by SkyfaR@lxs.social
2023-04-04T10:40:07Z
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@EU_Commission awesome
(DIR) Post #AUJ4pqW0SOUSSCkV2u by SteffoSpieler@fellies.social
2023-04-04T11:19:01Z
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@EU_Commission nice!
(DIR) Post #AUJ5EuCZt4JD7xbvVo by puck@mastodon.nz
2023-04-04T11:23:22Z
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@EU_Commission hopefully this is worldwide. Nintendo Australia refused to acknowledge that this is a known issue when I contacted them about it last year.
(DIR) Post #AUJ69HKZ58Mj4pE9gm by cruasan@masto.es
2023-04-04T11:33:44Z
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@EU_Commission What are the terms of the agreemement? Nintendo and "free of charge" is a very surprising association.
(DIR) Post #AUJ6hsxjfrDhdT3E2q by aurnytoraink@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T11:39:58Z
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@EU_Commission Great! Now how can we get this free repair ?
(DIR) Post #AUJ7KkL5fYHsBVVOOu by xl_ent@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T11:46:58Z
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@EU_Commission Thank you. Hope youâll find some time for Mario Kart despite all the work you do.
(DIR) Post #AUJA11cE1gQ9pxo8rA by pls@mstdn.games
2023-04-04T12:17:00Z
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@EU_Commission Hey folks, I'm just some guy, but I've shared this post on our little site over at GameRanx as an update to the news about the free repairs. Cheers! https://gameranx.com/updates/id/457585/article/nintendo-will-repair-joy-cons-free-in-the-european-region-indefinitely/
(DIR) Post #AUJABlsCtavkCOPJEO by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T12:19:28Z
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@developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo Honestly the #EU over-regulates everything. They had no business mandating the #USBC port on smartphones, for example, and I wish that #Apple had stood up to them on that front.If #Nintendo did this voluntarily, good on them. If they did this under duress, it's yet another in a long list of shameful abuses of power by the #EU.
(DIR) Post #AUJBNgKfQGEwRWxjjU by FediThing@tech.lgbt
2023-04-04T12:32:19Z
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@EU_Commission This is brilliant! Thank you! đ :nintendo_switch_logo:
(DIR) Post #AUJFTtz1ysRCKq41K4 by Itachisan@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T13:18:19Z
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@EU_Commission Well that's smashing news, old chap! No more missed jumps or splats for us. Let's get those controllers fixed up and keep on gaming!
(DIR) Post #AUJFm0WqNs9pqcVrnc by Itachisan@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T13:19:41Z
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@EU_Commission Well that's smashing news.
(DIR) Post #AUJIZasaDo8ggXSBpA by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T13:53:24Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo "it's good when companies behave, but bad when they have to behave"
(DIR) Post #AUJInGOnAGAxDi2N7Y by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T13:55:52Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo Replace "behave" with "do what we want" and you're spot on
(DIR) Post #AUJJ4gfSkbEBcA8w2y by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T13:59:01Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo Why should there not be any pressure on them? What makes the freedom of a profit maximizing legal construct to do what it wants important? If the government protects their right to profit in the market (through IP and copyright protection), then I don't see why it doesn't create limits on behavior either.
(DIR) Post #AUJJNmg6d1Fpl1YAQi by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T14:02:29Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo > Why should there not be any pressure on them? When did I say there shouldn't be?> What makes the freedom of a profit maximizing legal construct to do what it wants important?I'm not sure what this even means. If you're saying, "why should freedom to make a profit overrule doing what's important", again, it shouldn't. Let me know if I misunderstood what you said here though.> If the government protects their right to profit in the market (through IP and copyright protection), then I don't see why it doesn't create limits on behavior either.Me either.I'm confused, where do we disagree, exactly?
(DIR) Post #AUJJSQJNDMC9pv84yu by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T14:03:20Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo Wait wait why are you supporting government regulations? You're literally an anarchist...
(DIR) Post #AUJJamnlTqI9uBKfGi by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:04:47Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo What's the overregulation then? Requiring people that profit in your market to not make plastic waste seems like a bare minimum standard to me.
(DIR) Post #AUJJlYg4Kl39Hkrx0y by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T14:06:47Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo The post and policy have nothing to do with creating plastic waste though
(DIR) Post #AUJJpqB5D6JgigPxeC by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:07:33Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo I'm not supporting either. Both are legal constructs, so I don't see what's objectionable about one trying to make the other behave as long as they both exist.
(DIR) Post #AUJJuklmkEJ3OXvZ3o by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:08:26Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo isn't the whole point that free repair of controllers prevents them from being thrown away?
(DIR) Post #AUJK5KSeton4zC1YK8 by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T14:10:22Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo Ah interesting take...I always viewed it from a consumer perspective, as it leads to low-grade (but still effectual) price-gouging for repairs, as well as limiting the rights the customers have over the products that they own. So I support right to repair on moral grounds, same as I oppose #DRM. I'm just not sure if this calls for a public sector solution though.
(DIR) Post #AUJKK8M0CEvRmNyCOm by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T14:13:02Z
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@bot @Barredo @developerjustin @EU_Commission @nix Just like with right to repair, and getting rid of #DRM, yes it would be *nice* to have a worldwide cable standard. But it's preposterous to think that it's the government's job to tell us what *checks notes* cable ports our phones should have.And besides one could argue that with the #Qi standard for wireless charging, all modern phones already have a common, cross-platform charging method.
(DIR) Post #AUJKc0vmX7tryDEPzs by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:16:15Z
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@realcaseyrollins @bot @Barredo @developerjustin @EU_Commission For the USB portion it does seem like it was at least rushed/fumbled, I can agree with that.
(DIR) Post #AUJKx49Nl7Bg2IdCsK by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:18:45Z
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@bot @Barredo @developerjustin @realcaseyrollins @EU_Commission agreed
(DIR) Post #AUJLBDFkiCNgK1MB3w by ciaobydany@mastodon.uno
2023-04-04T14:22:10Z
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@EU_Commission SUPER GREAT CHOICE OF JOY-CONS!
(DIR) Post #AUJMhRfckCI2G0OKSe by alto@social.coop
2023-04-04T14:39:14Z
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@EU_Commission I really don't understand those complaining about this measure or enforcing USB-C. Interoperability is great for users, not for companies building their commercial strategy on top of a walled garden. The ones defending exclusive formats are just parroting the advertising garbage big companies brainwashed them with.Thanks to USB-C, we can hop from Apple to Android and back without adding extra waste. And we should be thankful for that.
(DIR) Post #AUJMunIXdzoF6BxaRE by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:42:02Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo Re: Public Sector. I think my take on these things is that governments create the space that allows business to exist (prosecuting anyone that interferes with their profit) so I do not mind if those same governments restrict the behavior of what they're creating, if it helps to maximize individual freedom.I'd rather there were no business, but if they legally exist I'd rather they followed strict rules.
(DIR) Post #AUJNSoOq3SyeMS7tYW by tjingz@chaos.social
2023-04-04T14:47:33Z
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@EU_Commission Ist doch bestimmt ein AprilscherzâŠdie machen doch nix fĂŒr 'umme' !
(DIR) Post #AUJNUtW40EPEoDUzE8 by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T14:48:36Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo I see; I do agree that some restrictions are necessary, but at the end of the day, government solutions tend to be worse than privatized solutions (except in certain situations), so I frankly want to have as small of a government as reasonably possible.
(DIR) Post #AUJNff9pjBXPSiEfJo by chonky@noagendasocial.com
2023-04-04T14:49:35Z
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@nix @realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo the EC emphasizing the waste saving in this is similar to wearing a cloth mask in an avatar.
(DIR) Post #AUJNffoFIvrdU38wJE by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T14:50:33Z
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@chonky @nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo EC? I'm not familiar with that term.
(DIR) Post #AUJNt2P4bzJ1K2k2fQ by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:52:57Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @BarredoIt depends on the incentive structure. I'm not convinced private groups have incentive to reduce waste or find ways to make repair accessible. In fact, some companies (like Apple) seem to go out of their way to make 3rd party repair more difficult.Private interests are good at innovating new solutions (which they sometimes push too zealously), and governments are good at slowing things down (unfortunately often the wrong things).
(DIR) Post #AUJPNHBgJFitodSbI0 by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T15:09:37Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo This is generally true. I think there are private solutions that would work, but companies don't try them because they're already making money and are afraid of fixing what ain't broke.But when it all too obviously makes sense, companies will address some of the issues you're mentioning here. For example, #Apple tries to get users to trade in their old phones for new ones, so they can harvest the working parts from the old phones to make the new ones, rather than making new parts from scratch and leaving perfectly working parts in old or broken phones to be tossed into landfill.There are also some rare cases where government policies *remove* incentives for ethical policy-making in a private level. For example, in the #USA, time-sensitive patents on drugs incentivize companies to price-gouge until the drug is approved as a generic.Example: #Viagra once cost $1.5k for 100 pills; since it's gone generic, the equivalent cost is now $66.67 for 100 pillshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/price-of-viagra-has-risen-108-since-launch-100-pills-now-cost-1400/https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/93119A royalty system where the person who invented the drug gets royalties but allows anyone to make the drug (similar to copyright law) is probably more appropriate than the current laws we have in place here.
(DIR) Post #AUJPXIxKaZpGCFWvHE by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T15:11:25Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo Definitely! Patents/copyright/trademarks are the regulations that create the monopolies. In general, as long as there's a government, I'm in favor of reducing/eliminating those and raising the pro-consumer restrictions.
(DIR) Post #AUJPj5ZACJqE8yqRay by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T14:56:03Z
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@realcaseyrollins @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo The ideal alternative is neither business or governments, but interdependent social networks/cooperatives that only have incentive to make enough surplus resources/products to take care of each other. But society isn't in that place currently.
(DIR) Post #AUJPj68y3CTtw1b2P2 by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T15:13:34Z
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@nix @developerjustin @EU_Commission @Barredo I do think businesses and governments should exist; if I had my way, we'd probably live in a pseudo-libertarian state. But the government's primary role should be to instill justice and protect citizens from outside threats, which makes up for only a small portion of modern governments' duties unfortunately
(DIR) Post #AUJQ9RcAqP8y3Uov8y by nix@social.stlouist.com
2023-04-04T15:18:19Z
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@realcaseyrollins That would definitely be an improvement. I think that through gradually creating equity, teaching self-governance, and creating interdependent networks things like governments and businesses will be obsolete. But that only works if we improve *everyone*'s conditions enough to thrive and learn before then.
(DIR) Post #AUJQjpE4XGL9i2tWmu by schmaker@schmaker.eu
2023-04-04T15:20:45Z
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Now imagine, that company will fix your stuff after warranty period even without EU's intervence. Well, one of them is #Netatmo Netatmo napsal/a:Hello Roman, Thank you for your feedback. Based on your description, I can confirm that your Thermostat is defective and, according to our Admin tool, as your thermostat was installed in 2018, it is no longer covered by the warranty. However, we offer to repair it for free.(...)This is how good customer service looks like
(DIR) Post #AUJR6ISQXAWEjxKA3k by matt@mastodon.lqx.net
2023-04-04T15:28:26Z
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@EU_Commission Joycons are already some of the easiest to repair consumer electronics. The problem is the thumb sticks themselves don't last and need to keep being replaced.But how about a link with some details of what is being done?
(DIR) Post #AUJSicGRRQkN7zYPvk by amici@fribygda.no
2023-04-04T15:46:40Z
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@EU_Commission "right to repair, free of charge" sounds very dystopian, as if there could ever be any justice to allowing corporations to weaponize the judiciary against people who want to tinker with their own stuff
(DIR) Post #AUJU3JOss6sEerw3Oa by linc@linuxrocks.online
2023-04-04T16:01:50Z
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@realcaseyrollins Who else do you think would be able to help standardize?Companies have no incentive to do so as having their own cable increases profits and vendor lock-in, at least for the big players. So as long as we have capitalism diversion is inevitable I think.I agree it shouldn't be up to a goverment to chose the technology though.But then external standardization organizations also seem to have issues to work in the interest of the consumer or gain traction with companies. See W3C or ISO issues.Also Qi is horrible in terms of efficiency. We should not use it normally for energy conservation reasons.
(DIR) Post #AUJUSo04EvQQnjU3iC by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T16:06:39Z
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@linc> Who else do you think would be able to help standardize?> Companies have no incentive to do so as having their own cable increases profits and vendor lock-in, at least for the big players.Companies stopped using proprietary charging cables for their smartphones for years...peripherals have been the last items to make the switch to #USB, but even still most peripherals use either #MicroUSB, #MiniUSB, or #USB. If you're right, that wouldn't have happened *before* the #EU's regulations.> Also Qi is horrible in terms of efficiency. We should not use it normally for energy conservation reasons.True...however, it works well enough for me. I've switched to using it largely for compatibility reasons; when hanging out with peeps who have #iPhone devices, I want them to be able to charge their phones if they leave their charger at home.
(DIR) Post #AUJUVYSeTBIjTcAHrs by ben@buhse.social
2023-04-04T16:07:09Z
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@realcaseyrollins stop simping for corporations
(DIR) Post #AUJUaPbwnkaNTbpSe8 by realcaseyrollins@social.freetalklive.com
2023-04-04T16:08:01Z
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@ben why would I simp for corporations
(DIR) Post #AUJUeVX6j3dX09WBMm by ben@buhse.social
2023-04-04T16:08:45Z
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@realcaseyrollins I just donât get how forcing Nintendo to fix defective products is an abuse of power ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
(DIR) Post #AUJVtcRlP19Gk4mvJ2 by linkeddev@toot.garden
2023-04-04T16:22:18Z
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@EU_Commission this is actually super cool. I know it's not like this in the US, but even on the newer switch the issues still come up! It's awesome to see that the EU is taking steps like this, both for waste, and the consumer!
(DIR) Post #AUJWAYrFzzQsXCn6oq by mark@waterford.international
2023-04-04T16:25:23Z
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@EU_Commission Great! To be fair to Nintendo, they are great about repairing controllers for you. Got a few replaced for free. Nearly ashamed to return them at this point though with the beatings the kids give them!
(DIR) Post #AUJWkWjvLsasOEVjzU by meercat0@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T16:31:48Z
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@EU_Commission Nice!đ
(DIR) Post #AUJjoe0vXzCPVrl2FU by morri@norden.social
2023-04-04T18:58:12Z
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@EU_Commission also for swit h lite?
(DIR) Post #AUJmruGDtlZWdH9wB6 by JamesTDG@mastodon.world
2023-04-04T19:32:26Z
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@EU_Commission they better apply this to other places. Also, they should require no proof of purchase since I obtained my switch 2nd hand.
(DIR) Post #AUJuACPLriwJo56Bc0 by Dierck@norden.social
2023-04-04T20:54:10Z
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@EU_Commission Manchmal kann die Kommission tatsÀchlich Verbraucherfreundlich.
(DIR) Post #AUK23ekWtQwTJSOahc by phi1997@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T22:22:36Z
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@EU_Commission Great news for people in the EU, but why are you trying to jump over a mushroom instead of collecting it?
(DIR) Post #AUK6diulHhrwTKdRoG by temptoetiam@octodon.social
2023-04-04T23:13:54Z
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@EU_Commission poke @Agar
(DIR) Post #AUK6i6pAKZ0hmk6oqm by swotam@techhub.social
2023-04-04T23:15:12Z
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@realcaseyrollins agreed, the whole argument that âbuyers have to keep buying new cables therefore we should regulate a single standardâ isnât accurate if you ask me. Many people already have multiple cables for their devices and donât need to buy new ones every year. It seems that most who support this sort of over-regulation are those who arenât as likely to buy Apple products in the first place.Also, making USB-C required only works until something better comes along, then all of a sudden the regulation is hindering adoption of newer, better technologies.
(DIR) Post #AUK6xbelykhrkndaZU by JohnLacostee@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T23:17:32Z
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@EU_Commission This is IT!https://democraticgazette.com/index.php/house-gops-biden-investigations-sputter-out-of-the-gate/
(DIR) Post #AUK7HTw4OYZjbDCnZo by mari3434@mastodon.social
2023-04-04T23:21:12Z
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@EU_Commission Better late than never.
(DIR) Post #AUKG2FslGJMHG0TKUK by enderspearl184@mastodon.social
2023-04-05T00:59:07Z
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@EU_Commission donât they already replace/repair joycons for that issue for free or am I mistaken?
(DIR) Post #AUKclspLSpUR3Stn3Q by ccicconetti@hachyderm.io
2023-04-05T05:13:57Z
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@EU_Commission well done, appreciated :1up:
(DIR) Post #AUKq7QaURBvHFKYPEe by kkarhan@mstdn.social
2023-04-05T07:43:18Z
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@EU_Commission problem is thar #Switch #controllers are designed to be #unrepairable.Don't believe me? Ask @fuchsiii or amyone who ever opened them.They are purposefully designed to be unrepairable!!!
(DIR) Post #AUL5X3iGgRmzkwRhOy by gordio@mastodon.social
2023-04-05T10:36:12Z
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@EU_Commission awesome đđ»
(DIR) Post #AULGz9crOOwThMW2JU by troed@masto.sangberg.se
2023-04-05T12:45:03Z
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@EU_Commission Two switch controllers here waiting for Nintendo then.You might want to start with Sony already - two out of four PS5 controllers also suffer from joystick drift :)
(DIR) Post #AULT6EjhzOiV1crXbk by darth@silversword.online
2023-04-05T15:00:11Z
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@EU_Commission I love EU.
(DIR) Post #AUMtfjeHqCTj05sG9o by dolfu@masto.pt
2023-04-06T07:32:48Z
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@EU_Commission I hope this "Right to repair" is here to stay. All brands maximize their planned obsolescence, but none better than Apple.
(DIR) Post #AUNSKjVydnWGtohyHA by kbsez@postchat.io
2023-04-06T14:01:07Z
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@EU_Commission I'm in the US and I've sent back my family's Joy Cons at least 4 times and never get charged and they pay shipping both ways.