If they want to eliminate this line of concern all they need do is make the battery easily replaceable. Easy - no?
Edward Fultz [EMAIL PROTECTED] (978) 807-4225 ----- Original Message ----- From: Levi Wallach To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 7:15 AM Subject: RE: [Treo] iPhone price cut Why do you and others keep saying this? There are plenty of batteries available for iPods, they just aren't EASILY replacable. But people can either give their iPod to Apple to get it replaced, or do it themselves for even cheaper. They only catch is that they have to use a special tool instead of just popping the case. So maybe my mom wouldn't be able to do it on her own, but I'm sure all of us on this forum could. Why would you think the iPod would be any different. If in fact it truly was impossible, and after a year the current iPhones were useless, don't you think Apple would get some serious PR flack? They went through this a couple of years ago with the iPod and changed their approach, so why do you think they would go back to a line that they already changed in the iPod product line? Levi > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Edward Fultz > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 10:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Treo] iPhone price cut > > With a non-replaceable battery that only lasts 300 charges the iPhone > IS a disposable product. Put a replaceable battery in and you change > the dynamic. But let's look at this the way Apple did - when the > battery dies people will buy a new phone at a nice hefty price. Stupid > for the consumer, good for Apple. > > Edward Fultz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (978) 807-4225 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Levi Wallach > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 1:22 PM > Subject: RE: [Treo] iPhone price cut > > > Karen, > > I'm not sure if you're being very objective. Perhaps you have a thing > about Apple, I don't know. I'm not an Apple fan by any means, although > I have enjoyed having an iPod for several years. But I'm a PC guy > through and through. Yet, you seem to be saying that it was a smart > business move for Palm to junk a $10 Million dollar project (which had > obviously consumed a lot of their time and energy), and yet it's a bad > business decision when Apple decides to lower a price for a product and > then credit previous customers for being early adopters (who always pay > more anyway)??? I'm sorry, I don't get it. Say what you will about > Apple and Steve Jobs, but I don't think this particular instance is any > example of bad business practices. I see from another post and this one > that you are deeming the iPhone "disposable" probably because of a > theoretical battery issue. While the iPhone may not have an easily- > replaceable battery like the Treo, I'm sure that there will be many > kits available for it in coming months, just as there are for all iPods > that let you replace the battery for a nominal fee and without too much > fuss (albeit more fuss than with the Treo). But hey, if this one of > those issues that you can't live with, then so be it... > > Levi > > > Levi Wallach > Blog: twelveblackcodemonkeys.com <http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.blog- > city.com/> > DVD Review Site: dvdmon.com <http://www.dvdmon.com/> > Pictures at: http://wallachexpressions.smugmug.com/Levi > <http://wallachexpressions.smugmug.com/Levi> > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Karen > Sent: Sat 9/8/07 11:01 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Treo] iPhone price cut > > If they were so great at business (in this particular case) I really > don't > think they'd have found themselves in a situation of having to give > rebates > and/or credits and having to drop their prices in the first place. > > Did you buy one? (I didn't) And if you didn't, are you even trying to > see > this from a purchaser's point of view? How cavalier would you be with > an > overpriced disposable iPhone and an Apple coupon? > > Buddy - it is what it is. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Roger > Prokic > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 8:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Treo] iPhone price cut > > I think it's great busines to evaluate your sales, price points, and > marketing strategies. Apple knows what they're doing. They continue > to > gain market share in all of their product areas. > > It's nice to see that they do listen to the customers regarding price > drops. > > A hundred dollar credit is more than I expect. > --- > Roger Prokic > Baltimore, Maryland USA > > -=[ This email was sent from a Palm Treo 680 palm computer using > SnapperMail Enterprise Edition v2.3.7.01 ]=- > > ...... Original Message ....... > On Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:10:10 -0600 Karen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >It may be "business" but it's certainly not GOOD "business" and just > because > >it may happen in a lot of industries doesn't make it right. It just > means > >that there are some people who are willing to conduct bad business > in many > >industries and those are ones I'll avoid rewarding with my hard > earned cash > >.... or credit. > > > >Take Palm for instance. They would rather pull an item from their > line > then > >offer something they don't feel comfortable about, for what ever > reason, at > >least in the case of the Foleo. I see that as good business and I > find > >myself trusting their integrity even more, and Apple, not at all > now. > > > >Just my opinion :) > >Karen > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Roger > >Prokic > >Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 10:50 AM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Treo] iPhone price cut > > > >That's business. I'm sure if you look hard enough you will see this > happens > >in just about all industries. > >--- > >Roger Prokic > >Baltimore, Maryland USA > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [email protected] > > > >So - they took $200 extra from people, they are 'giving' $100 back > but only > >if they purchase something that is $100 or more from Apple. So, > these > >people really got NOTHING back. Sheesh - what a scam. Makes me so > glad I > >did not jump to get the iPhone. Those who waited will save $200 and > will > >not be obligated to make any additional Apple purchases. > > > >-- > > Edward Fultz > >( > > > >No virus found in this outgoing message. > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > >Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.8/993 - Release Date: > 9/6/2007 > >3:18 PM > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.9/994 - Release Date: > 9/7/2007 > 4:40 PM > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.9/994 - Release Date: > 9/7/2007 > 4:40 PM > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
