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
"Suddenly"? Did they recall the phones and change them or something? No? Then it's not suddenly and the phones were designed like that and people bought them knowing that. First clue as to non user-replaceable battery: No user accessible battery compartment. Kind of a big clue. Fraud would be if they told you you could replace them but you couldn't. That didn't happen here.
All prior iPhone models had batteries that were user-replaceable, for a given class of user. I've replaced more than one myself. You can even buy battery kits that come with a suction cup, spudgers, and the right set of weird pentalobe drivers or whatever new wacko type of screw Apple is using this week.
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
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"Suddenly"? Did they recall the phones and change them or something? No? Then it's not suddenly and the phones were designed like that and people bought them knowing that. First clue as to non user-replaceable battery: No user accessible battery compartment. Kind of a big clue. Fraud would be if they told you you could replace them but you couldn't. That didn't happen here.
Re:How is this not fraud? (Score:2)
All prior iPhone models had batteries that were user-replaceable, for a given class of user. I've replaced more than one myself. You can even buy battery kits that come with a suction cup, spudgers, and the right set of weird pentalobe drivers or whatever new wacko type of screw Apple is using this week.
Your argument, therefore, is without merit.