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Shame On You: The Apple iPod
CBS 2 New York ^ | Arnold Diaz

Posted on 02/26/2005 6:29:14 AM PST by finnman69

Shame On You: The Apple iPod
Battery Replacement Problems Are Creating Problems

Feb 25, 2005 3:00 pm US/Eastern

NEW YORK (CBS) The Apple iPod is one of the most popular consumer electronic products in history. Thus far, 10 million have been sold to music lovers.

But you may be surprised to learn what happens when the battery on the iPod dies.

Our Shame On You team reports that battery replacement problems are making some people irate over the iPod. See why Arnold Diaz puts Apple in the Hall of Shame.

Video at the link

Here: is the link to the movie referrred to at the video story:
http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: apple; cbsfraud; cbslies; cultofapple; ifanatics; ipod; ipodpeople; pieceofjunk; shameonyou; stationneedsratings; sweepsweek
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To: finnman69
My first Walkman for cassettes was a Sony. My CD player is presently a Sony. I see no need to change when it comes to MP3s.

Regards, Ivan

361 posted on 02/27/2005 12:07:46 PM PST by MadIvan (One blog to bring them all...and in the Darkness bind them: http://www.theringwraith.com/)
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To: Musket
The only thing Microsoft does well is make the simple complex.

That's what I'm always saying about my iMAC. I hate my iMAC more than anything I've ever owned.

362 posted on 02/27/2005 2:39:55 PM PST by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
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To: add925
Stevie is a big $$$ Lib....buy his stuff, help the Dims in my view.

Bill Gates is a big supporter of the dictators of Communist China. Buy his low-quality crap and help the enemy.

363 posted on 02/27/2005 3:25:51 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: Bush2000
Heh heh... you're way behind in the game, dude.

Talk is cheap, 'dude'. And talk is about all you've ever had.

364 posted on 02/27/2005 4:39:09 PM PST by Glenn (The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
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To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp
That's what I'm always saying about my iMAC. I hate my iMAC more than anything I've ever owned.

So what are you saying here? That Windows OS is easier to use than Mac OS? Anybody who says that is nuts...

But here is a disqualifier ::Some poor souls have known only the Windows OS and when they're put on a Mac they are disoriented, but that's not because Windows is easier, it's only because Windows is all these poor souls have ever known.

365 posted on 02/27/2005 5:00:34 PM PST by Musket
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To: Musket

Get over yourself. There are no absolutes. You like your Mac. Fine. Don't get your panties in a twist when somebody doesn't.


366 posted on 02/27/2005 5:10:46 PM PST by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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To: Doohickey

Maybe you're right. I'm going through a battery of MS certification tests right now and I'm not too happy about it. Maybe I won't post anymore till I'm all done with this MS b*llsh*t.


367 posted on 02/27/2005 6:17:46 PM PST by Musket
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To: Musket

Right. Go find yourself a nice, quiet immigration or crevo thread to relax yourself :)


368 posted on 02/27/2005 6:55:58 PM PST by Doohickey ("This is a hard and dirty war, but when it's over, nothing will ever be too difficult again.”)
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To: HAL9000
"Bill Gates is a big supporter of the dictators of Communist China. Buy his low-quality crap and help the enemy."

Bill gates doesn't make computers. Buy a Mac, help a lib.

369 posted on 02/27/2005 7:05:45 PM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: Doohickey
"Get over yourself. There are no absolutes. You like your Mac. Fine. Don't get your panties in a twist when somebody doesn't."

Aren't MaCultists funny. You'd think you were dissing their mothers. Bwhahahahaha

370 posted on 02/27/2005 7:08:13 PM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: add925
Bill gates doesn't make computers. Buy a Mac, help a lib.

Bill Gates makes a fat profit from every Windows computer sold.

Buy a Windows P.C., help Bill Gates sell out America to Communist China.

371 posted on 02/27/2005 7:12:17 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: HAL9000

Buy a Mac help a Lib: STALEMATE


372 posted on 02/27/2005 7:15:13 PM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: add925
STALEMATE

Wake up, Add925. Everyone knows that the dictators of Communist China are worse that the American Democrats. The ChiComs have nuclear missiles aimed at us - and Bill Gates is praising them.

By the way, Microsoft's political action committee contributed $3.1 million to election campaigns last year - 60 percent of it was given to Democrats.

373 posted on 02/27/2005 7:33:38 PM PST by HAL9000 (Get a Mac - The Ultimate FReeping Machine)
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To: add925
Aren't MaCultists funny.

Cultist? I'm no cultist. I only go with what's best, I don't give a crap who makes it. I guess I'm just a Bestist then. Bwahahaha!

374 posted on 02/27/2005 7:54:32 PM PST by Musket
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To: HAL9000

Yawn....


375 posted on 02/28/2005 5:51:37 AM PST by add925 (The Left = Xenophobes in Denial)
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To: finnman69
IMHO Apple is, in the business sense, only slightly more ethical than Microsoft.

KUDOS to Apple for recognizing how solid FreeBSD is and using as the basis for OsX.
KUDOS to Apple for recognizing how powerful IBM CPU chips are and using them for the basis of their hardware.
KUDOS to Apple for putting really small disk drives in MP3 players.

Razzberries to Apple for having a closed system mentality and being the champion to DRM.

i personally would *NEVER* buy *ANY* hardware made by Apple or Microsoft because i do not trust the motives of either bill gates or steve jobs...

376 posted on 02/28/2005 5:59:51 AM PST by chilepepper (The map is not the territory -- Alfred Korzybski)
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To: orangelobster
o.k. man. I'm sure computer scientists will get a kick out of reading the 'instruction manual' and getting out the toolkick to replace a battery. This link about how to change the battery makes it clear that Apple has made it as difficult as possible to do without sending it back to the factory and doling out a hundred bucks for Apple's expert technicians to change the battery.

That's not really fair. Up above, you praised iRiver, Creative, and Rio as being more flexible than iPod. While the Creative battery replacement looks fairly simple (which may influence my next DAP purchase), the iRiver's instructions from the same site are far more complicated than the iPod's: use a special screwdriver to disassemble the case, break the glue that holds the battery in place, disconnect and remove the hard drive, then completely remove the motherboard from the case, all just to access the battery's plug! (Suddenly I'm not all that keen on keeping my h140 forever, no matter how good Rockbox turns out to be. When the battery dies, I'll make sure the player gets a decent burial.) And Rio doesn't seem to have a battery replacement option at all.

377 posted on 03/05/2005 7:42:59 PM PST by perform_to_strangers
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To: perform_to_strangers

I was talking about the firmware in terms of flexibility. yeah, creative's the only one with a decent battery. I'll probably go with Rio next. They are made by the same company that makes Denon stereos. I always thought Denon made the best stereos so I figure they'll pay attention to the way the rio sounds, which is the whole point after all.


378 posted on 03/05/2005 8:41:30 PM PST by orangelobster
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