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And for MacBooks: you can't buy extra power adapter and MagSafe cable as a combo. You need to buy power brick and then cable separately. And of course they sell

by vl 4y ago

And for MacBooks: you can't buy extra power adapter and MagSafe cable as a combo. You need to buy power brick and then cable separately. And of course they sell cable itself for $50! While generally I'm against unnecessary regulations, I think we need laws for providing repair manuals and parts for cars and devices, and then for controlling prices for parts and proprietary accessories. While MagSafe cable is a benign example, this gets ridiculous for medical devices. People use them for life, but necessary parts, batteries, etc are completely overprices.

robertlagrant 4y ago
This sounds like a terrible idea. If things are that overpriced, start a company that makes 50% less profit per unit and take the market.
- vl 4y ago
  I'll bet that in US you can't really start a company which will make replacement parts for proprietary medical devices without license from the original company. Pay $400 every time you need to replace proprietary sound processor rechargeable battery, and I'll listen to your arguments then.
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  - robertlagrant 4y ago
    I'm talking about making medical devices, not replacement parts for other people's medical devices.
twobitshifter 4y ago
I had an issue with my iPhone X not charging completely after running it completely empty last week. First the bedside wireless charger seemed to be messing up. Next I tried just charging with a cable and that seemed to work one night but then the phone wouldn’t keep trying. I decided to go buy a new cable and charger because I needed to have my phone, so I went to Walmart. They had some very cheap chargers and the apple options. I splurged on the 20W USB C charger. That charger doesn’t come with the cable in the box because the cable still comes with the phone. Since all my other cables aren’t usb C to lightning, I had to buy a new one. The only one at Walmart was from Belkin. All in all it was $40 for everything. This makes the Brazilian case in yet another way. They’re selling the charger without the cable you need to use it. On the bright side my phone did charge to 100% overnight and everything seems to be back to normal.

by vl 4y ago

robertlagrant 4y ago

This sounds like a terrible idea. If things are that overpriced, start a company that makes 50% less profit per unit and take the market.

vl 4y ago
I'll bet that in US you can't really start a company which will make replacement parts for proprietary medical devices without license from the original company. Pay $400 every time you need to replace proprietary sound processor rechargeable battery, and I'll listen to your arguments then.
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- robertlagrant 4y ago
  I'm talking about making medical devices, not replacement parts for other people's medical devices.

twobitshifter 4y ago

I had an issue with my iPhone X not charging completely after running it completely empty last week. First the bedside wireless charger seemed to be messing up. Next I tried just charging with a cable and that seemed to work one night but then the phone wouldn’t keep trying. I decided to go buy a new cable and charger because I needed to have my phone, so I went to Walmart. They had some very cheap chargers and the apple options. I splurged on the 20W USB C charger. That charger doesn’t come with the cable in the box because the cable still comes with the phone. Since all my other cables aren’t usb C to lightning, I had to buy a new one. The only one at Walmart was from Belkin. All in all it was $40 for everything. This makes the Brazilian case in yet another way. They’re selling the charger without the cable you need to use it. On the bright side my phone did charge to 100% overnight and everything seems to be back to normal.