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> could trivially be solved I'm going to guess you're neither a computer hardware nor a battery engineer.

georgemcbay 13y ago
I meant solved by making the battery replaceable, even if as a service of AppleCare or whatever if not the end-consumer. See: Teslas, which have to live by the same rules as everyone else when it comes to battery life issues but whose solution isn't 'throw your car out when it won't hold a charge anymore'.
- bananacurve 13y ago
  Apple products hold value amazingly well because they are well built. My 04 iBook is still in service. Cheap crap will fill landfills.
- Someone 13y ago
  Solved like with http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html or http://www.apple.com/de/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/de/batteries/replacements.html (Germany) or http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/replacements.html (Australia)?
- huxley 13y ago
  The battery is replaceable under AppleCare or for a $109.77 +tax after warranty/AppleCare+ expires: http://www.apple.com/ca/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/ca/batteries/replacements.html
- thedrbrian 13y ago
  Don't tesla make you throw 1000kg battery pack away?
- Tloewald 13y ago
  A car is expected to last longer than a laptop, and no-one needs to carry a car around all day in their back pockets. Also note that replacing the entire battery is the only viable way to recharge your Tesla quickly. You can charge your iOS device while you use it. When Teslas have seen the kind of prolonged use and abuse people's phones and computers have taken, let's see how their battery packs do. And of course, Apple sells battery replacements at pretty reasonable prices, but most people don't bother because depreciation makes it not worthwhile. Our kids are using our original iPad 1s and abuse the heck out of them, and they still get decent battery life.

I meant solved by making the battery replaceable, even if as a service of AppleCare or whatever if not the end-consumer. See: Teslas, which have to live by the same rules as everyone else when it comes to battery life issues but whose solution isn't 'throw your car out when it won't hold a charge anymore'.

bananacurve 13y ago
Apple products hold value amazingly well because they are well built. My 04 iBook is still in service. Cheap crap will fill landfills.
Someone 13y ago
Solved like with http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html or http://www.apple.com/de/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/de/batteries/replacements.html (Germany) or http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/au/batteries/replacements.html (Australia)?
huxley 13y ago
The battery is replaceable under AppleCare or for a $109.77 +tax after warranty/AppleCare+ expires: http://www.apple.com/ca/batteries/replacements.html http://www.apple.com/ca/batteries/replacements.html
thedrbrian 13y ago
Don't tesla make you throw 1000kg battery pack away?
Tloewald 13y ago
A car is expected to last longer than a laptop, and no-one needs to carry a car around all day in their back pockets. Also note that replacing the entire battery is the only viable way to recharge your Tesla quickly. You can charge your iOS device while you use it. When Teslas have seen the kind of prolonged use and abuse people's phones and computers have taken, let's see how their battery packs do. And of course, Apple sells battery replacements at pretty reasonable prices, but most people don't bother because depreciation makes it not worthwhile. Our kids are using our original iPad 1s and abuse the heck out of them, and they still get decent battery life.