A hidden "screw you" from Apple

#1 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 04:00 PM

Thinking about plunking down $600 plus tax for a nice new iPhone?

Well get ready to shell out another $79 plus $6.95 shipping and tax when the
battery weakens or dies. Because unlike every other cell phone
on the market, the battery is not user-replaceable and you'll have to send
it back to Apple.

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#2 (**permalink**) 07-08-2007, 09:16 PM

In news:VM2dnZWkrbDzNxLbnZ2dnUVZ_vmqnZ2d@comcast.com,
Rick Blaine <rick@cafe> typed:
> Thinking about plunking down $600 plus tax for a nice new iPhone?
>
> Well get ready to shell out another $79 plus $6.95 shipping and tax when
> the battery weakens or dies. Because unlike every other cell phone
> on the market, the battery is not user-replaceable and you'll have to send
> it back to Apple.

I think I also saw that you loose everything on your iphone when they
replace the battery ;-(

#3 (**permalink**) 07-08-2007, 10:45 PM

In news:slrnf92kqb.nb8.nospam@debian.dns2go.com,
Justin <nospam@insightbb.com> typed:
> IMHO IIRC wrote on [Sun, 8 Jul 2007 15:16:46 -0500]:
>> In news:VM2dnZWkrbDzNxLbnZ2dnUVZ_vmqnZ2d@comcast.com,
>> Rick Blaine <rick@cafe> typed:
>>> Thinking about plunking down $600 plus tax for a nice new iPhone?
>>>
>>> Well get ready to shell out another $79 plus $6.95 shipping and tax when
>>> the battery weakens or dies. Because unlike every other cell phone
>>> on the market, the battery is not user-replaceable and you'll have to
>>> send it back to Apple.
>>
>>
>> I think I also saw that you loose everything on your iphone when they
>> replace the battery ;-(
>
> What to they loosen? The wires and stuff?

LOSE - as in gone.
Spell checker sure don't help when the wrong word is actually a word.

#4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 04:58 AM

At 08 Jul 2007 15:16:46 -0500 IMHO IIRC wrote:

> I think I also saw that you loose everything on your iphone when they
> replace the battery ;-(

Which would be a problem if you could actually install any software or
tweaks on it!

What could you lose that wouldn't come right back at the next iTunes sync?

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