That's not "planned obsolescence, it's Moore's Law, and there is absolutely nothing that can be done about it.
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Apple Hit with 'Planned Obsolescence' Lawsuit in Brazil over Fourth-Generation iPad
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That's not "planned obsolescence, it's Moore's Law, and there is absolutely nothing that can be done about it.
How is any of this Apple's fault, in your own words Apple have done everything they need to educate the consumer about the new product. Surely the 3rd party retailer would be the one responsible for telling the customer they are buying an older product?
Exactly. I understand the reseller can't drop the price since they bought it from Apple for that price. The 3rd generation really shouldn't be on the shelves unless it's at a lower price than the 4th generation and I think it's up to Apple to recall unsold ones or find a way to drop the price a bit.
The reseller would lose out on getting rid of the 3rd generation models if they did that. Unless the customer specifically asks, the reseller doesn't have to say anything.
I'd like to see the law. Planned obsolescence is where support (mainly in parts or necessary services, for legal recourse), is planned to be stopped after a certain, too short, time period. IE, the product is no longer functional, or able to be repaired. The wiki page claims this and if it becomes "unfashionable", which is an utter joke. This suit appears to be on the unfashionable side, since Apple certainly has not stopped supporting the iPad3. I really wish society would stop changing the meaning of words or phrases. Stupid.
Actually, wait. I'm not that interested. I know next to nothing about Brazil and certainly don't want to start reading up on their laws. If this has any standing (but lawsuit =! law), it sounds like a stupid law, though.
Actually, wait. I'm not that interested. I know next to nothing about Brazil and certainly don't want to start reading up on their laws. If this has any standing (but lawsuit =! law), it sounds like a stupid law, though.
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Wow. What's next - are you going to sue car manufacturers for different models?
Does a new iPad make the old one obsolete? dumb dumb dumb.
If you bought one right before the new one came out, Apple would exchange it.
I have to admit, and this will probably get me flamed, I would have thought this lawsuit would have come out of the US rather than Brazil just because it seems lawsuits in the US are rampant? I could be wrong.
But regardless, dumb imho.
Wow. What's next - are you going to sue car manufacturers for different models?
Does a new iPad make the old one obsolete? dumb dumb dumb.
If you bought one right before the new one came out, Apple would exchange it.
I have to admit, and this will probably get me flamed, I would have thought this lawsuit would have come out of the US rather than Brazil just because it seems lawsuits in the US are rampant? I could be wrong.
But regardless, dumb imho.
So much ignorance in this thread.
So much ignorance on the internet is what I think you meant
p.s. I think the basis of the lawsuit is clearly because with the iPad 4; Safari is "snappier"
No, they should ****ing print at LEAST "3RD GENERATION" on the box. Or call "IPAD 3".
"A lot" is very subjective in this case. Apple was the most sued company in tech even before its smartphone lawsuits started. Probably because they are successful, not because they sued HTC and Samsung.
These people are insane. Either that, or a bunch of crazy entitled Americans are living down there and they're the ones that filed the suit. You know, right after they drove through a fast food place and burned themselves with hot coffee..This is stupid and it should be dismissed.
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Oh mah gawd! Seriously?
Planned obsolescence? That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
I would love to see Apple completely remove all support for Brazil. Don't sell them anything and move the factories.
If you bought an older iPad, you still have that iPad and it still works. The world is going to move on and make new stuff. If you have "New Shiny Syndrome" then you're just going to have to accept the costs that go along with it. I have the original iPad and there hasn't been a single release of any Apple products that have affected me in any way.
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Planned obsolescence? That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard.
I would love to see Apple completely remove all support for Brazil. Don't sell them anything and move the factories.
If you bought an older iPad, you still have that iPad and it still works. The world is going to move on and make new stuff. If you have "New Shiny Syndrome" then you're just going to have to accept the costs that go along with it. I have the original iPad and there hasn't been a single release of any Apple products that have affected me in any way.
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Oh. My. God. How pathetic can people get? Suing because you want updated products to come out LESS frequently?
In Brazil it's worse because of the near 100% import Tarrif on electronics. So when something goes obsolete in a short time, customers are punished EXTRA by the Tax man.
Of course, Apple sells these world wide... They don't have time to adjust a release because taxes are outrageous in just one country. I'd say Apple should just take them all back! No more 3 or 4 gen iPads. It was a "stealth" upgrade anyway Apple didn't make that big of deal... Just started shipping new ones for the same price.... How is that "bad"???
Frivolous is also subjective.
Oh mah gawd! Seriously?
I would love to see Apple completely remove all support for Brazil. Don't sell them anything and move the factories.
It's a good thing you aren't CEO of Apple. Because I have plenty of eyerolls and confused looks for you for suggesting that as an option
