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Those cheese grater holes are going to collect a lot of dust.

DAalseth said:

Eventually this will get passed. Then a few weeks later someone will try to fix his phone himself, will perforate the battery, and then it will burst into flame in his face. The next thing will be he sues. 

You want thin, strong, secure, light, water tight, devices. Those can only be repaired at a manufacturer certified repair station. It is absurd to think, as some in the movement do, that companies should be selling components for people to replace at home.  

Oh and another thought. Someone replaces their LiIon battery at home. Great, five will get you ten that he throws the old one ion the trash. Can't wait until those start getting compacted in the garbage truck.  

Leave the repairs to the professionals. 

I'm thinking of all those dead auto mechanics killed in gas tank and lead-acid battery explosions, especially since those two items are factors of magnitude more dangerous than a cellphone. nanny state purporting to protect us while really protecting monopolies and socialized corporatism.

mdriftmeyer said:

I have Prime and Netflix. I'll be adding this as well. I'll watch what I want, when I want and work it around my schedule, not make it a priority. Talking about this as a failure shows how completely ignorant the forum is of the writing, production budgets, experienced directors and more that are all on-board.

VPN + TORRENT = every movie ever made in every language any time....

this will fail miserably and be gone in a year.

remember when iTunes for windows exploded iPod sales?

I didn't think so... (glass of icewater for someone in hell).

TV+ is an anchor thrown to a drowning man...

This is about limiting resales of older / used equipment. Used phones / laptops / desktops reduce sales of new ones. SJ is long dead and TC only cares about shareholders.

I know a russian guy (in america) who can swap out an android or iphone (6) screen in 10 minutes for $60. battery swaps equally cheap.

that kind of aftermarket work keeps gear in circulation and prevents new sales.

he can't do iphone 7 and up - no parts. though, he does sometimes get those parts from china when they 'overrun' a production order and sneak the overage out the back door.

safety? please: automobiles have real battery acid and gasoline (and they can fall off the jack and kill you) - compared to a Li battery pack?

it's about greed and limiting competition from used gear. not everyone's paying the apple tax.