> It's such a simple thing, but it represents such a middle finger to consumers that it's enough for me to say no. My refusal to buy a phone crippled in this w

> It's such a simple thing, but it represents such a middle finger to consumers that it's enough for me to say no. My refusal to buy a phone crippled in this way is also a middle finger to them. The only way to influence their decision is to vote with our valet. It might be easy for them to ignore the "vocal minority", sales results might deliver a stronger result. Although, frankly, the probability of Apple admitting to making a mistake are sub-zero. Nevertheless, it may stop them from making a similar "courageously" stupid mistake in the future.