Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
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Re: Greedy music industry
*laughs* I love the Mac fanatics. You point out that, yes, the product isn't perfect, and they throw questionable 3rd party solution/workarounds to the matter...like hobbling along w/ duct tape is what makes a product superior.
Point that out further, especially having the compnay being on record as either ignorant and/or greedy, and then you get a big steaming load of STFU FLAMER!
Enjoy the kool-aid folks.  |
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itguy05
join:2005-06-17
Camp Hill, PA
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*laughs* I love the Mac fanatics. You point out that, yes, the product isn't perfect, and they throw questionable 3rd party solution/workarounds to the matter...like hobbling along w/ duct tape is what makes a product superior.
Questionable 3rd parties? Most of those are reputable companies. There are others that will take your iPod, replace the battery and send it back to you. How is this duct tape, etc? You get your iPod in the same condition you sent it in, a new battery.
And don't get me started on the junk Windows users need to keep their systems running well (virus scanners, ad-ware busters, spyware defenses, etc). Those are more duct tape than an iPod battery replacement.
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Point that out further, especially having the compnay being on record as either ignorant and/or greedy, and then you get a big steaming load of STFU FLAMER!
Probably ignorant. But it's no different than me taking my 3 year old Explorer back to Ford and demanding new brakes, tires, and a battery because they all wore out.
It's just common sense, something sorely lacking in America these days. Everyone as the "it's someone else's fault" mentality these days. No personal responsibility at all. |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| said by itguy05  :Questionable 3rd parties? Most of those are reputable companies. There are others that will take your iPod, replace the battery and send it back to you. How is this duct tape, etc? You get your iPod in the same condition you sent it in, a new battery. Hows about we just jump on this new technology called "the battery compartment" and make it so I can go to Radio Shack and replace mine own damn battery without having to pry the back off with a butter-knife mmm-k. I'm mean it's not as if 99.999919% of all other portable electronics have accessible batteries. (and no that isn't a challenge to you to find one that doesn't and post it here cause:
a: I'm sure there are others and
b: It's still stupid)
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MeKuN
join:2004-07-21
Eugene, OR | reply to Thaler
HAHAHAHAHAHA so true........... |
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Thaler
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join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
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said by itguy05 :Probably ignorant. But it's no different than me taking my 3 year old Explorer back to Ford and demanding new brakes, tires, and a battery because they all wore out. No...it would be more along the lines of taking in your Explorer into Ford for servicing said brakes, tires, and battery, and then having Ford respond by telling you to "just buy a new car". If you build a product that obviously has consumables that will need to be replaced sometime during the product's lifetime, and leave no easily-accessible method for servicing, that's piss-poor planning right there. |
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moonpuppy
join:2000-08-21
Glen Burnie, MD
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| said by Thaler :said by itguy05 :Probably ignorant. But it's no different than me taking my 3 year old Explorer back to Ford and demanding new brakes, tires, and a battery because they all wore out. No...it would be more along the lines of taking in your Explorer into Ford for servicing said brakes, tires, and battery, and then having Ford respond by telling you to "just buy a new car". If you build a product that obviously has consumables that will need to be replaced sometime during the product's lifetime, and leave no easily-accessible method for servicing, that's piss-poor planning right there. Or if the battery of a laptop goes out and you are told to get a new laptop. |
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