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Apple - Accused of planned obsolecense
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https://www.apple.com/iphone-battery-and-performance/
Grovelling... They know they are in the wrong... Now it's only $29 for a battery change, but only for the 6 or newer...
So I guess that'll be £29 in the UK...0 -
No £20, on the BBC news.0
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donnac2558 wrote: »No £20, on the BBC news.
£21 but close enough, and you'll also have some nifty little software app so you can see your battery failing. Whoopee :rotfl:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-425083000 -
Therefore, does that mean that Apple were overcharging (no pun intended) by £58/£59 for a battery renewal?
Yet, in spite of that revelation, people are still being enticed in to buy their overpriced products.0 -
oldagetraveller wrote: »Therefore, does that mean that Apple were overcharging (no pun intended) by £58/£59 for a battery renewal?
Yet, in spite of that revelation, people are still being enticed in to buy their overpriced products.
Not necessarily, they could be taking a hit on the reduced price as a PR exercise. I'm guessing it's not an easy job opening up an iPhone and replacing the battery.
I might add that I'm Android through and through and always have been.0 -
If you have a sealed battery it’s only fair that the company should renew batteries at cost price rather than for profit. Apple are now at last doing the right thing.0
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Then it's rubbish design. Why would they want to make it hard to replace a battery I wonder?Colin_Maybe wrote: »Not necessarily, they could be taking a hit on the reduced price as a PR exercise. I'm guessing it's not an easy job opening up an iPhone and replacing the battery.0 -
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If I was paying £1000 for a phone, I'd want free replacement batteries, along with free coffee and newspapers while I waited. At least make me feel special while they strip your wallet bare!!0
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