Friday January 21, 2011
Screw You:
Apple Annoys Users With Tamper-Resistant Screws
Apple products such as the iPhone are notorious for being difficult to repair or upgrade. The non-removable battery is designed to ensure you pay Apple to upgrade.
Now Apple are making it even harder to fix your own kit. If you take your iPhone 4 in for service, they will replace the standard Phillips screws with new tamper-resistant screws.
From Network World:
"Apple's latest policy will make your blood boil," says Kyle Wiens, CEO of iFixit. "If you take your iPhone 4 into Apple for any kind of service, they will sabotage it by replacing your Phillips screws with the new, tamper-resistant screws. We've spoken with the Apple Store geniuses tasked with carrying out this policy, and they are ashamed of the practice."
Posted in: Net by bubblejam at 10:24 PM | Comments (0) | Email This Entry