E3B and individual Computers stop selling hardware

[weirdami]

If I read that right, they just can't sell to anyone in the EU. They should still be able to sell outside the EU. I don't see why it wouldn't be possible for them to ship their stuff to the USA or any other non-EU country while this whole stupidity is being sorted out. People in the EU would just then have to get someone to ship it back to them. Or, for best results, get out of (or disband, altogether) the EU.

[weirdami]

The only thing that's going to happen with all this idiocy is that the prices of things are going to go higher because that's what happens when the cost of business goes up: businesses pass the cost on to the consumers. Cars in the EU might not be advertised with the higher price, but when you go to buy them, you're going to get hit with a "recycling surcharge". Probably the same with computers and whatever else has recycling facism thrust upon it. Want an accelerator card? Sure, we got 'em. 200 Euros is the price...oh, why is the bill for 300 Euros? You gotta pay for future recycling.