No reasonable person would purchase a phone knowing that a wear item like a battery can only be obtained by having the manufacturer replace it. Therefore, Apple suddenly adding technological checks to prevent replacing such a wear item without informing the buying public prior to purchase seems like clear and evident intent to defraud the public.
I encourage every person who owns one of the affected products to contact his/her state's Attorney General and demand that legal action be taken on behalf of the
"No reasonable person would purchase a phone knowing that a wear item like a battery can only be obtained by having the manufacturer replace it."
The dumbest thing you're read today. More like the vast majority of phone buyers would have no problem with this and most would never even think of it. Most have never even had to replace a battery in a phone.
How is this not fraud? (Score:5, Interesting)
No reasonable person would purchase a phone knowing that a wear item like a battery can only be obtained by having the manufacturer replace it. Therefore, Apple suddenly adding technological checks to prevent replacing such a wear item without informing the buying public prior to purchase seems like clear and evident intent to defraud the public.
I encourage every person who owns one of the affected products to contact his/her state's Attorney General and demand that legal action be taken on behalf of the
Re:How is this not fraud? (Score:2)
"No reasonable person would purchase a phone knowing that a wear item like a battery can only be obtained by having the manufacturer replace it."
The dumbest thing you're read today. More like the vast majority of phone buyers would have no problem with this and most would never even think of it. Most have never even had to replace a battery in a phone.