it's like the case with Lexmark's cheap printers and their allegedly proprietary expensive ink cartridges.
I have no doubt that some COULD change the battery if you had to crack open the unit (I did it with my Treo 600). But it's something we've come to expect. Unfortunately with Apple's fashion pedigree, they can dictate the terms. Kinda like what Sony has been trying to do (and failing) with their memory stick and PSP. On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Scandals & Animals < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, but the iPhone's battery seems engineered to last a year or less, > requiring the user to send it in for an expensive replacement, or preferably > just purchase another iPhone. That's apparently by design. The replacement > fee is almost as much as a new iPhone, and then you're without a phone until > they ship it back. There's a video on youtube or similar site made by a guy > who called Apple and recorded it. He asked how to change the battery and > was told he'd have to send it in, how much it would cost, etc. > > That's not just ridiculous; it's malicious and predatory engineering and > marketing. > > -- Vince Lombardi - "Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
