The regulation is still only a draft law and must be approved by Europe's council of ministers. However, that body has already given its informal backing to the law, suggesting it will win final approval.
European member states will have until 2016 to translate the regulation into national laws and manufacturers will then have 12 months to switch to the new design
The reason for this regulation is both to help consumers and to cut down on electronic waste (51,000 tonnes annually)."
(Score: 1) by captain normal on Saturday March 15 2014, @01:49PM
Well the spell checker in my browser says favoured is not correct. Also same in FF and IE. Even though most folks would agree that either use is correct. This is probably a battle you should take up with MS, Mozilla or Google.
(Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Saturday March 15 2014, @03:04PM
Well, if you installed a dictionary for British English, you'll be told it is OK. If you installed a dictionary for American English, you'll be told it's wrong. If you installed both, it depends which one is currently active.
The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers.