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I can easily change it. I simply pay them £69 and get it changed. Maybe I’ve found the loophole? Or maybe they’re really bad at planning obsolescence? To me th
by thebruce87m 4y ago
I can easily change it. I simply pay them £69 and get it changed. Maybe I’ve found the loophole? Or maybe they’re really bad at planning obsolescence?
To me this is no different than when I pay for new parts for my car. Could I do it myself? Maybe, but I’ll happily pay someone who knows what they’re doing to do it properly. If a bush wears down is that planned obsolescence? Should I be outraged after 60,000 miles that I have to replace it?
I’m actually old enough to have owned phones with removable batteries. Guess how many times I changed a battery? 0. All the way from the 3210, t68i, P900, Note II and a bunch I’ve forgotten and I’ve never needed to change a battery. I’ve had maybe 4 Apple phones with non removable batteries and never needed to either.
- fartcannon 4y agoThat 69 dollars happened AFTER the lawsuit (a petty reaponse) and is yet further example of planned obsolescence! Pay 70 bucks, or put 70 bucks towards a new phone.
- thebruce87m 4y agoA quick Google shows you that the price of battery replacements has always been around the same price: https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/apples-iphone-battery-replacement-credit-atones-for-batterygate https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/apples-iphone-battery-repl... “In the US, for example, the battery replacement price went from $80 to $30.” https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-power https://support.apple.com/iphone/repair/service/battery-powe... Price now in the US: $69 I think I’ve come to the conclusion that you use the term “planned obsolescence” incorrectly.