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  • EU may force Apple to make iPhone battery replacements easier

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    A future version of the iPhone or iPad may have a removable battery compartment, a leaked proposal from the European Union may demand, one that could force Apple into a major redesign of the high-selling smartphone, if it ever gets approved. 
    I am a native Dutch speaker and I have read the article in Het Financiële Dagblad, and nowhere it is suggested that Apple or other smartphone makers could be forced to produce phones with user-replaceable batteries. Frankly, I am not even sure whether that is what the EU is aiming for here... The EU sure wants to have a more circular economy (laudable, in my opinion), but the article leaves open other ways of increasing lifespan of phones and other electronic gear. In any way, with the advent of solid state batteries, the point might be moot anyway.
    mr. hMplsP

  • EU lawmakers snub Apple's pleas, overwhelmingly vote to push for charging cable standard

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    seanj said:
    ElCapitan said:
    EU standardization like this tend to spill into the entire European market fast. That will also include the UK, as the UK don't have any mobile phone industry of their own, they basically just have to accept the EU standard. 

    WRONG. The U.K. is leaving today and won’t be accepting EU diktats anymore. It’s already been announced for example we won’t be adopting the EU’s ridiculous new copyright directive than will prevent a lot of YouTube, Facebook, Instagram postings.

    Not having any local mobile phone industry - we do the important stuff instead like ARM Holdings - is irrelevant. This is about consumers, and we will be able to buy things people in the EU aren’t, from Lightning port iPhones to powerful vacuum cleaners (yes the EU actually banned those!)

    Roll on Brexit!! :smiley: 
    Talking about 'important stuff instead': people do realise that the technology at the heart of chip manufacturing has been developed by ASML, right? And that ASML is neither an American nor a UK business? All this "Europe is technologically way behind" chatter is in fact a display of incredible, blatant ignorance.
    baconstang

  • Apple could owe over $8 billion in European taxes, new estimate indicates

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    jungmark said:
    It was legal and allowed. The EU is crying foul because they need money for bailouts. 
    The point is that these deals are (apparently) not in accordance with European rules with which member states have to comply. What is baffling is that it took the EU years to realise that.
    steviejustbobf

  • Real world iPhone 6s adoption data contradicts Apple supplier channel check rumors

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    delreyjones said:
    johnjohnstone said:

    That pretty much nails it. We see $80 very soon. Every single Apple supplier is reporting weak Dec and March results. 

    "Every single Apple supplier"?  Seriously?  How many suppliers are there?  Can you tell us how many there are and how many you follow closely?
    A few years back there was a list circulating on the Internet that listed literally hundreds of then-current Apple suppliers. Which makes these supply chain rumour 'checks' an act of futility.
    delreyjones

  • Real world iPhone 6s adoption data contradicts Apple supplier channel check rumors

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    johnjohnstone said:
    basjhj said:
    It never occurred to you that the supply chain reports may be indicative of problems with other smartphone vendors, rather than Apple? It was Samsung that reported tough times ahead, wasn't it?
    If we take history as our guide here, the people 'in the know' about 'supply chains' are more likely wrong than right.
    Samsung may be selling less units but other Android makers are taking up the slack.

    I would believe it if it was just one supplier that is reporting weak revenue for March quarter. But there have been half a dozen that have already warned about weak outlook. Why else would Tim Cook not say anything? Its probably because its true.  I expect iPhone units to decline YoY for the March quarter.

    Stock is now at $96. 
    It has lost over $215,000,000,000 in value in 6 months.
    Google will probably be worth more than Apple in a few days with 1/3 the profit and 1/4 the revenue.

    The sooner people realize we will see $80 the better. 
    Cook has pointed out in the past that it is not very smart to base Apple earnings estimates on supply chain rumours. That is a fact. Why he hasn't said anything yet has more to do with the pointlessness of doing so. There may be 'selective disclosure' rules set by the SEC that may prevent him to say the things you would like to hear now. If the earnings of last quarter are in line or exceed guidance, there is no reason to address the stubborn clowns that will say whatever their supply chain 'checks' indicate. In fact, these clowns are his last worry.
    nolamacguy