Ahh fair enough, I thought you were in support of the general principle. Agree it is Apple's policy, i presume there was meant to be a /sarc tagt in there some

Ahh fair enough, I thought you were in support of the general principle. Agree it is Apple's policy, i presume there was meant to be a /sarc tagt in there some where :) I was considering buying it, but I am not an Apple user and would have just installed Windows on it. BUT I can't afford to pay up front for things I may or may not use either. I have refused to buy Apple for a number of years, because of things like not having a removable battery (which a lot of phones are doing now), no memory upgrade slot and biggest of all - iTunes!!!.I like carrying a spare battery cos it is not always possible to be by a plug. I like being able upgrade my storage because now 16gb isn't enough (and 32gb is much cheaper). But better to be informed about this kind of thing before purchase!