mikethemartian

elijahg said:

AppleInsider said:

Plaintiffs allege Apple knew of the fault long before launching the repair programs, potentially costing consumers hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. Judge Davila, however, found Apple was not culpable for those fees, as the defect presented after the company's standard warranty period.

What? Apple was not culpable for an apparently widespread issue because it occurred outside the (dismal) one year warranty? Is US consumer law that weak that past an arbitrary manufacturer-defined limit - which could be less than a year, consumers with a broken product are SOL? In England and Wales consumers have up to 6 years to claim for a problem they can prove existed at the time of the product's delivery (dependant on perceived value/quality of the item). The EU provides a 2 year warranty on most items (Apple was sued by Italy for refusing to comply with the 2 year warranty, and they do now comply - though they treat claims under this more as a "favour" than a right as they do in the 1 year one).

danox said:

Apple’s experience over the years (Motorola, IBM, Intel) taught it, if you want something done you are going to need, to roll up your selves and do it yourself, next up modems (Qualcomm Sushi).

You might want to double-check your comprehension of the concept of "future-proofing". Just as a hint, it does not involve integrating more legacy support for technologies that will be used less and less in the future.