Yah, and we all know Apple is not about GREEEEEEEEDDDD. Apple users are supporting Chinese employment, not to mention landfill operators because the batteries aren't replaceable. Talk about planned obsolescence!
I can replace my battery?
Uh, Clint? The batteries on Apple products last far longer—typically 1000 recharge cycles to 80% of new capacity equalling an estimated FIVE YEARS longevity—than the batteries designed to be easily replaced, which are typically designed to last less than two years. . . and the Apple device batteries ARE replaceable and when they are replaced they get recycled... Guaranteed, not thrown in landfills. The batteries in the iPhone I bought in June of 2007 are still going strong four years later... Unreplaced... Still being used by the third hand-me-down user.
And, Clint? Those same Chinese workers are also working for HP, Dell, Motorola, Texas Instrument, Nokia, Sony, GE, Samsung, Google, and every other electronic maker you can name.
What Apple product doesn't have a replaceable battery? And all those Windows laptop batteries that get replaced, where do they go?