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Apple Officially Ends iPod Nano Replacement Program, but Still Honoring Requests
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You're comparing a device with a few incidents over 12 years to a product that was basically exploding out the box for hundreds of people.
I'm mad MacRumors took the time to actually escalate and complain about their obsolete iPod Nano. Like really? You had several years to get it done.
The video should say "I'm too stupid to care for my own safety and get a free battery replacement."
Stop trying to take down apple with flawed arguments. You're all over here with single instances and no data.
If you ever did want to renew its battery life, you could always go this route:
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/iPod-nano-Gen-1-Replacement-Battery/IF197-015-2
In other words - even when it comes to the problems with the Galaxy Note 7, it was another case of Samsung copying Apple.
I'm guessing there won't be a lawsuit this time, though...
Fortunately the Nano will never be the catastrophe the Note 7 was with a world wide recall.
Ended 31st December and I couldn't get an appointment before Christmas. Went in 8th January and told program over, out of luck.
I guess you are right but after 12 years I think I am safe. Also, the replacement program seems to be over so I can't get it replaced anyway.
thanks.
Wait so if I replace the battery on my own that'll guarantee the safety threat is gone too?
If that's the case I'll probably go that route since I have a white and my buddy has a black one we both remember watching Steve jobs introduce the nano in the keynote and us in high school each getting them.
Just be aware that the things inside these mobile devices are TINY. You may need fine point tweezers and someone to hold a magnifying glass up for you so you can see what you're doing. I replaced the battery in my wife's iPhone 4s. The iFixit walkthrough looked easy enough. I've torn plenty of stuff apart and put it back together. It was a moment of self hilarity when I opened it up and realized I couldn't see a damn thing. I couldn't tell if something was L shaped or just a straight piece because they were so tiny. I got it done anyway though, but was sweating bullets after I was done.
Do the Apple stores still repair old iPods? I have a 5th & 6th gen Classic that are in desparate need of repair
An iPod from 2002 is running software produced for devices in 2002. Keeping the common channel by which two devices communicate intact is pretty trivial - it's just a set of API calls and exchanges to pass data.
Edit. Oh I was thinking software support wise.
As far as maintaining the warranty programs, it has to do with scale, political location, # of impacted parties, and severity of the issue. Battery expansion > Overheating GPUs because of safety reasoning.
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your original assumption was right - the thing that doesnt make sense to me is why apple would continue to keep it supported in software - they have no problem removing the ability for present software to control older devices, say for example, the fact that newer Airport Software will no longer even communicate with a pre-N Airport Express. If you want to configure it you need to spin up older OSX in a VM and airport software talks to it just fine. What I dont understand is what makes the iPod so special that it is not subject to the same arbitrary cutoffs that Apple has no problem introducing to incite new device sales with their other product lines. given the cost of the devices, it doesnt make sense given apple's approach to device support with literally every other thing they make.
It was one of the simple and nice design of iPods.
The only generation of nano that I don't have...
The only generation of nano that I don't have...
No flawed arguments here, just reality, friend.
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No, sorry, Apple has had many incidents across a RANGE of products over the years. It's called crisis management and Apple is fairly good at controlling the message, softening wording in its recalls, even blaming users in the process. Apple has its issues, just pointing out the rather double standard here.
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Apple shamefully ignores issues under Cook as well. In fact there are recall programs for some products in some countries while other countries aren't as lucky and aren't eligible. "Ignore until it is necessary to listen", "Do the least" is really the aims of the game from Apple's perspective.
