[LINK] Qantas bans Dell laptop batteries

[Adam Todd]

Damnit.  I'm thinking Utopian again aren't I?


At 10:52 AM 26/08/2006, Howard Lowndes wrote:
>Nice thought, but they will probably form a cartel to lock up the design 
>in whatever form they can - copyright on case design, patents on 
>technology, trademark on name, or whatever they may deem appropriate.
>
>Adam Todd wrote:
>>At 07:30 PM 25/08/2006, Ivan Trundle wrote:
>>And if Sony are unaffected by this (i.e. if *their* laptops are
>>>unexplodable), then the conspiracy theorists will suggest that it was
>>>all a dastardly plot by them to increase market share at the expense
>>>of others.
>>>
>>>No wonder that Dell, Apple, Lenevo and HP are getting together to
>>>talk about developing a 'uniform laptop battery' and to sketch out a
>>>'universal battery standard' in the coming weeks. I wonder if Sony
>>>will be invited to the party?
>>
>>Ohhhh Does this mean an end to the proprietary standards of batteries?
>>Might we finally be on the path to a "one battery fits all" solution!
>>Might the consumer benefit from a product range that goes from 500 
>>differing types all costing hundreds to 1 product type costing 1/500th!
>>
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