____/ Rick on Saturday 07 July 2007 15:34 : \____
> On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 14:39:32 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> ____/ Rick on Saturday 07 July 2007 13:52 : \____
>>
>>> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:54:17 -0700, John Bailo wrote:
>>>
>>>> John Bailo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/
>>> djf500/200707052011DOWJONESDJONLINE000844_FORTUNE5.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> "The hybrid cell phone, iPod media player and wireless Web-browsing
>>>>> device launched to much fanfare on June 29. On the same day, the
>>>>> Foundation for Consumer and Taxpayer Rights fired off a letter to
>>>>> Apple and AT&T Inc. (T), the cell phone's exclusive carrier,
>>>>> complaining that customers were being left in the dark about the
>>>>> procedure and cost of replacing the gadget's battery.
>>>>>
>>>>> The iPhone's battery is apparently soldered on inside the device and
>>>>> cannot
>>>>> be swapped out by the owner like most other cell phones."
>>>>>
>>>> I'll be the first to comment on my own post.
>>>>
>>>> My comment is
>>>>
>>>> soldered?
>>>>
>>>> SOLDERED????
>>>
>>> Yes? So? What point are you trying to make?
>>
>> Apple is no friend of Linux.
>
> Ok. There is a point, but Apple is not really an enemy of Linux either.
> You could also say the make the comment Apple is no friend of Microsoft,
> or Sun, or IBM, or Novell or Chrysler or ... based on the soldered
> battery comment.
That's true.
>> You seem to defend everything they do, but
>
> I do not. I try to counter blind accusations by people like Bailo.
He never changed.
>> surely they could listen to the customer's needs and enable cheaper and
>> easier maintenance.
>
> They have before, but consumers brought a lot of pressure to bear.
>
>
>> This isn't very unethical, but it's akin to printer
>> makers that deliver expensive cartridges.
>
> Maybe true, but there are some very cheap cell phones with replaceable
> batteries that also play mp3s.
As I said earlier, other manufacturers do the same thing indeed. There are
exceptions, however, and they are welcomed where they can be found.
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