Posted on 11/20/2009 6:29:44 PM PST by listenhillary
Unless you've just arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voided due to secondhand smoke. Both readers appealed their cases up to the office of God Steve Jobs himself. Both lost.
Back in April, Derek copied us on his e-mail to Jobs:
I took my mid 2007 apple macbook (black) into the Jordan Creek Apple Store in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, April 25th, because I had been experiencing some issues with it overheating, and figured the fan was bad. After some initial testing, they took the computer in for work under my Applecare plan, which has over a year remaining on it.
Today, April, 28, 2008, the Apple store called and informed me that due to the computer having been used in a house where there was smoking, that has voided the warranty and they refuse to work on the machine, due to "health risks of second hand smoke".
Not only is this faulty science, attributing non smoking residue to second hand smoke, on Chad's part, no where in your applecare terms of service can I find anything mentioning being used in a smoking environment as voiding the warranty.
(Excerpt) Read more at consumerist.com ...
Elitists.
Is that your way of saying you support this incredibly arrogant liberal violation of not only contractual obligation, but personal freedom?
I didn’t know that Apple Computers were that sensitive. glad I have a PC.
So now Steve Jobs says that if you smoke, he wont honor your warranty! Talk about a control freak. Apple suckers paid 3x as much for their machines, and get treated like dirt.
Like staring at a computer monitor all day is good for you?
I’ve had nothing but Apples since back in the 80’s when I got my first computer. I’ve smoked around every one of them. The warranties have always been honored. Never a problem.........
Liar, liar...
I don’t believe this for a second. Sounds like an internet legend
Read the reader responses for an eye-opener.
If someone tries to make a stupid Mac “pole” joke, so help me - I’ll reach through this monitor...
I don’t see how this is possible, unless they were using their drive slot for an ashtray - in which case, yeah it’s a void.
Another reason not to put money into this leftists pocket.
I’ve come to realize when I have made the most serious mistakes in my life, it was because I had made erroneous assumptions.
I made it through many of the comments. I think there were a couple from technicians that confirmed the story.
They finally had to close it down to clean it to make it fit for human habitation.
Let's hope they fixed the problem ~ (customer sweat) ~ with modern technology.
If that environment didn't void warrantees I'd be surprised.
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Fungal infections on the old hard drive?
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