Wednesday, August 01, 2007

BIG BUSINESS - The Apple iPhone Rip-Off

"Apple Faces Mounting Complaints on iPhone Battery" by Ben Ames, IDG News Service

Officials in New York state asked Apple Inc. on Monday to change its iPhone design to allow consumers to replace their own batteries, just days after lawyers in Illinois filed a class-action lawsuit over the same complaint.

Apple charges customers a US$79 fee to replace the iPhone battery, which is sealed inside the phone instead of being attached by a removable latch, like most other consumer electronics. The company also charges an additional $29 to rent the user a temporary replacement phone to use during the repair.

"They" just don't understand. Apple is just really, really concerned about their customers. There's no profit motive involved. Ya, right....

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