On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:10:47 -0600, Gene Jones wrote:

> Tony <tony@nospam.net> wrote:
>
>>>> No user-replaceable battery
>>>
>>> Incorrect, it's $20 for a user to replace the iPhone battery
>>
>> Doesn't it require the user to send the phone in to Apple, and then pay
>> for a rental iPhone if they cannot be without one for more than 10 days?
>> or has Apple changed their stance on it? I did say 'user-replaceable'...
>
> why would you do that? the iphone is just like the ipod, it's $20 for a
> new battery after 3-5 years, there are tons of video instructions on how
> to do it.

People who go for the "gingerbread" fancy features in the iPhone won't keep
them that long. Another, better version will be out way before then that
they will just "have to have".