On 16 Oct 2007, at 20:43, Andrew Crystall wrote:
> Most mobile phone companies take the battery back now, and indeed > give you a steep discount on a new one if you hand them the old one > Cite. > Having an internal > battery glued in means you can't carry a spare (making it unsuitable > for still further usage), and drastically increases the price of the > battery to the consumer. > I have never heard of anyone carrying a spare battery for their phone ever. If there are such people they are so few that catering to their needs would be ridiculous for any sensible manufacturer. > > It's precisely the same thing as Music DRM - it's assumed the > customer cannot make choices about what he wants, > DRM isn't about choice. Evidently Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a 'mouse.' There is no evidence that people want to use these things." -John C. Dvorak, SF Examiner, Feb. 1984. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
