3 ms·
There are two arguments here. One is that a computer's inner workings can be fouled by secondhand smoke. If Apple wants to deny people repairs on that basis,
by karzeem 17y ago
There are two arguments here. One is that a computer's inner workings can be fouled by secondhand smoke. If Apple wants to deny people repairs on that basis, it should say so in the warranty, because for laypeople it's a non-obvious point.
The other argument is that repairing a smoker's computer is dangerous to the health of the repairer. If that's true, there are a lot of ways they could mitigate the health risks. (Granted, there are OSHA-ish reasons Apple might not want to get mixed up in doing these repairs, but that takes me back to the fact they should make it plain in the warranty.)
Separate point: this is an even better illustration of the dangers of smoking than those blackened lungs they'd show you in grade school.
- oiuytgfhjk 17y ago>Granted, there are OSHA-ish reasons Apple might not want to get mixed up in Especially given Apple's current issue with OSHA over the amount of benzene their computers emit
- yardie 17y agoDo you have any evidence of this. My search so far has turned up plenty of links to a Liberation.fr article from an anonymous researcher at one of France's research institutes. And every article is from early 2007. Apple denies it, OSHA isn't checking it, and there isn't a follow up response from anyone quotable. So what is the current issue with OSHA? And where can I find it?
- NikkiA 17y agoIf Apple are using compressed air to blow dust from components and their workers aren't wearing dust masks, then that's already likely a OSHA violation, whether the dust particulate includes carcinogens is largely a moot point in terms of liability at that point.
- adamc 17y agoIf it doesn't say so (plainly) in the warranty, there will probably be a class-action lawsuit sooner or later.