I find it interesting you replied to four posts and banged on about the Apple Watch; Apple makes other things that can be repaired too. BTW Apple aren't superhuman geniuses, if a human being working at Apple can repair something chances are there's another another human being not working at Apple that can make themselves a living repairing said same thing.
I'd like to see the reaction of people if Apple would make you buy a new phone just because you lost or damaged your SIM tray. If Apple can sell SIM trays, can also sell other OEM parts no problem.
Well, DUH, tell us something we don't know. Stop looking at this from the point of view that it only affects devices under warranty. There are a lot of devices that are no longer under warrant. Regardless of state of warranty, you only have one choice to have your device repaired. This is the problem. This is what this bill is about. Who in the right mind would take their device other than to the manufacture for warranty repair? The whole thought process is just asinine and if that is your only excuse to why you object to this bill, then you need to WAKE UP. Stop drinking the juice the give you. This is about giving users/owners the RIGHT to CHOOSE....If you want to choose to always take you device back to it's manufacture for repair (OUT OF WARRANTY), you can do that, but if I or anyone else want to take it to someone else that has both the OEM Parts and instructions to do the same repair, for probably much less, then they can choose that also, and if I or anyone else want to fix our own device (OUT OF WARRANTY), then we can buy OEM Parts and Instructions to do the repair, then we can choose that. Again, this is about giving YOU, the consumer, a CHOICE, in which they don't have.
Sure thing, while they will kindly walk you to buy a new one. How smart, amirite?
My first Mac (that I owned) was a Job's Mac- the PowerMac G4 circa 2001 or so. It had a simple latch on the side that one could pull and drop down a whole side on which the circuit board was attached (didn't even have to turn one regular or proprietary
This made it about as easy as possible to do all kinds of repairs/replacements/upgrades... easier than I'd ever seen in any kind of computer before. Even great-old Amiga 2000's required turning screws and sliding panels.
Scams? For real? Consumer devices with Li-ion cells have been around for more than a couple of decades. Some have been easily user replaceable and some have not. People are WELL aware of the life of these things at this point. When making the purchase, we all have plenty of opportunity to evaluate the physical devices and make an informed decision. Stop with the story that the government must protect the little stupid people.
Very little if any. That's my point. Unaccountable government agencies screwing up... everyone's answer... more government and more unaccountable agencies. Brilliant.
You take it to a qualified non-apple/ non-vendor/ non-OEM service center and have them fix it for you. You need not to do the repairs on your own.
Perfect example of the market and your freedom to choose taking care of things. Because of the policies and prices levied by one company, you went with another. No need for government intervention or any of the unintended consequences and costs to be imposed on everyone else.
The batteries don't simply have a certain lifespan. It varies hugely, and by the time it randomly fails, you're out of warranty. You sometimes get a lemon (manufacturing flaw?), and when you do, it shouldn't be your fault. Things are even more uncertain you're buying a used phone and have no idea what to expect of the battery, and that's bad for both the buyer and the seller.
I’ve had bad experiences with products. Unless the companies I bought them from stand behind them, I am through with that brand/company. My suggestion would be to confidently walk away until you feel the product suits your needs again and/or you regain trust.
Yes, too bad for those people. Life isn’t always fair. Some decisions pan out and are rewarding and some cause heartache and are perhaps disastrous. But please, take responsibility. Let’s not pretend that Apple’s history with proprietary systems, software, ports, etc are not well known. The decision to jump into that system was not forced upon anyone. If the product portfolio has a negative impact on business or personal use, it’s time to make another decision and take ownership of that. Does the government or you or I have to make these people whole again?Fortunately for me, I was not tied up to use Final Cut Pro or any other Apple "exclusive" software.
Some other unlucky folk are however too deep entangled into Apple's software web to "afford" learning the Adobe suite or any other equivalent program (if exists) under Windows. What about these people? Too bad for them with your way of thinking.
The old era of Apple devices easy to repair and maintain is long gone. The iMac Pro makes me laugh hysterically.
Some poor souls at the edge of jumping ship, still are waiting for the upcoming Mac Pro, which in theory will make user upgrades and maintenance "easy". Apple better nail this down real good because for most there won't be a turning back once they jump to Windows PC.
- GPU soldered to LogicBoard.
- RAM Upgrade? Visit Apple Store or a certified shop.
- Hard Drive Upgrade? Proprietary Apple. Tough luck!
The issue is they usually don't develop a bad reputation because the problems only affect a few users. Nobody really cares if a few get screwed over, but you care if it's you. Hence why without any regulation, they've been doing the same thing for years, getting worse if anything, and at the end of the day, people are throwing away devices that shouldn't need to be tossed.
