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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/Zealousideal_Put_489 on 2023-08-29 15:29:05+00:00.
The one con that comes to mind every time I see an article or video about it (thanks EU, by the way,) despite it being obviously a good step forward and something that should have been necessary for a long time, is that I feel like brands are going to find little slimy loopholes around giving you a fair swap.
I think they're going to pull something like "here's the replacement battery, it's available, but it has oh so slightly less mAh available because um, production reasons or something :)" or they're going to be exorbitantly expensive. Or "here's a replacement, but uh-oh! It isn't guaranteed waterproof!" Or simply having poorer quality cells in the battery -- original batt lasts a few years, replacement batts last one year. Etc. I think unless "an identical battery" is written into law, it won't be a fair swap. Am I nuts for seeing this sort of pattern in other things and thinking it will apply to mandatory phone battery swap/replacements?