Comments on: Apple owns up to iPhone mistake http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12697 p2pnet.net - reader powered Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:18:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12697/comment-page-1#comment-141702 Reader's Write Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:32:11 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12697#comment-141702 So let's get this straight... Apple has made a wrong design decision, and instead of rectifying it, they're charging people an extortionate amount to have the battery replaced, making them pay for shipping, and making no direct attempt to preserve data? That sucks. Jobs, you've messed up bigtime. So let’s get this straight… Apple has made a wrong design decision, and instead of rectifying it, they’re charging people an extortionate amount to have the battery replaced, making them pay for shipping, and making no direct attempt to preserve data? That sucks.

Jobs, you’ve messed up bigtime.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12697/comment-page-1#comment-140753 Reader's Write Sat, 07 Jul 2007 07:39:49 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/12697#comment-140753 Why are Apple still doing this dumb thing. Battery's should be able to change by the customer! This will end work out expensive for Apple as "Weee Directive" is now law within Europe. Weee Directive make manufacturer responsible for all the costs of recycling electrical goods. http://www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/sustainability/weee/page30269.html Also in UK you have various rights to have working goods for 6 years. Unlike in USA 90 days. http://youtube.com/watch?v=9Rwa2c0rlQQ Why are Apple still doing this dumb thing. Battery’s should be able to change by the customer!

This will end work out expensive for Apple as “Weee Directive” is now law within Europe. Weee Directive make manufacturer responsible for all the costs of recycling electrical goods.

http://www.dti.gov.uk/innovation/sustainability/weee/page30269.html

Also in UK you have various rights to have working goods for 6 years. Unlike in USA 90 days.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9Rwa2c0rlQQ

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