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
Almost everyone who buys a phone would "purchase a phone knowing that a wear item like a battery can only be obtained by having the manufacturer replace it". Very few people care.
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: (Score:5, Informative)
Almost everyone who buys a phone would "purchase a phone knowing that a wear item like a battery can only be obtained by having the manufacturer replace it". Very few people care.
Re:How is this not fraud? (Score:2)
I have a 4-year-old iPhone SE I got for "free" with a contract extension. The battery only requires a charge once per day.
I most definitely don't care about this.