____/ 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. You seem to defend everything they do, but surely
they could listen to the customer's needs and enable cheaper and easier
maintenance. This isn't very unethical, but it's akin to printer makers that
deliver expensive cartridges.
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