That EU protection is a double edged sword. Some of those regulations are good, some are just ridiculous nanny government annoyances.
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French iPhone Boxes Come Packed in an Outer Box With Separate EarPods
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That EU protection is a double edged sword. Some of those regulations are good, some are just ridiculous nanny government annoyances.
In May 2011 the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) evaluated cancer risks from radiofrequency (RF) radiation. Human epidemiological studies gave evidence of increased risk for glioma and acoustic neuroma. RF radiation was classified as Group 2B, a possible human carcinogen.
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What do you know that they don’t?
I know that having a slightly increased risk (disputed) of developing any disease is magnitudes of less importance compared to HAVING A PLANET TO LIVE AND BREATH ON IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Respectfully, that wasn’t the question I asked. I’d also be grateful (if you’re disputing it) if you could direct me to the credible article(s) to which you refer.
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They must be knowing the amount of people having existing chargers or buying more custom ones (Anker, Choetech). i bought my ipad in 2013, i was using its charger untill last year with my iphone, then i bought Apple 30 watt USBC adapter to charge my ipad & iphone both. i never touched the adapter inside the iphone box, i still have the iphone 4S or 3GS charger, that thin flat diamond edge one, i think with the original wrapper on it.
Also, i dont beleive, those extra chargers land up in fields, i still have ear buds of iphone 4S on my desk along side Airpods Pro. Multiple charger help, i have one on my desk, one attached next to my bed, one in my office etc.
So it would be better to have bigger, more wasteful boxes everywhere, with empty space for no EarPods? Or tool up a whole assembly line just for France’s iPhone boxes?
Maybe it's time you actually read the article you're commenting on.
From a legal standpoint it's rather actually how you apply the precautionary principle to the available research on the subject.
In Eu law it's an increasingly broad, powerful and encompassing principle and it's now also starting to permeate French law as well, for better or worse (IMO in that case very much worse, but hey, nothing's perfect and the law most certainly not).
Two boxes, one large and one small, vs one large box, what uses more material?
Simple math, don't bother telling me the answer.
Wording will need updated... Unless it’s a French iPhone.
“To reduce exposure to RF energy, use a hands-free option, such as the built-in speakerphone, the supplied headphones or other similar accessories.”
Apple: PLEASE develop an Apple version of the FairPhone to give those who really want to protect the environment the OPTION (keep the super-slim current versions for those who do not) of buying a TRULY evironmentally-optimized phone. Yes it will affect your top-line, and underscore the incredible impact on the environment of the "disposable device" culture you have nurtured. But the long-term health of the world and your shareholders depends on this. Of course Tim et. al. will be long gone with their billions/hundreds of millions before this spillover cost gets paid, but perhaps they are rich enough now to put real environmental policy ahead of next quater's EPS. E.g. (do Tim & Lisa J. read articles like this???):
www.bbc.com
The dystopian lake filled by the world’s tech lust
Hidden in an unknown corner of China is a toxic, nightmarish lake created by our thirst for smartphones, gadgets and green tech, discovers Tim Maughan.
www.bbc.com
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In your eagerness to be snotty to a stranger (what fun!) you didn’t bother to answer my question. How would you address shrinking iPhone packaging – a good thing – while bundling EarPods just for the French –a required thing? And, straining greatly and probably breaking into a sweat, see if you can muster the energy to post the non-snotty version of your answer.
And since apparently you’re a math whiz, tell us which probably uses less packaging: using more packaging only for the French while shrinking it everywhere else in the world, or making one bigger box for everyone.
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I wonder why they didn’t just do vouchers. Does France force them to force them on everyone? The only reason I mention vouchers is because not everyone would redeem them, so it seems like it would be less waste than these outer packages. Obviously, I could be very wrong about that.
Reworking the iPhone box for a single country is a massive waste of time and money. Consumer packaging is not cheap and France is an outlier, hence the extra box, which is infinitely more cost effective. Don’t like it, move to France and get them to change the law. Let me know which asylum I should send a Christmas card to after you hit the reality of French politics, or rather, it hits you. Viva la difference!!! LOL!
Which is defeated if you keep the device plugged in all the time.
France has a population of 66M and Apple sells millions of iPhones to the French. If you think a 2T company cannot take the 2 days of work to 1. design a box and 2. give those specs to their cardboard box supplier in order to reduce their produced waste, you are completely out of touch with reality.
