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Class action suit accuses Apple of selling Macs without needed dust filters
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implied_warrantywilliamh said:There's also the possibility that some people just live like pigs. Anyone who claims to have had a computer replaced 3 times due to dust does not have a computer problem. That person has a dust problem.
I'd also like to suggest that the very fact that something can go wrong with a product, even if that problem can be reasonably foreseen, doesn't entitle anyone to compensation. That's called a learning experience - If it broke too soon, don't buy that again.
If you think I'm just an Apple fanboy, you're generally right. But OTOH, I am finding Apple products are getting a bit flakey for what they cost and they're generally less serviceable than ever. I'm not super happy with my year-old MacBook. Not thrilled when my $300 Beats failed pretty quickly (thanks for fixing them though Apple). Not thrilled with how an Apple Watch failed not long after the warranty was done. My daughter's MacBook was effing up the other day (overheating, wouldn't start up for several days - until it did). My wife's complains about her MacBook Pro - though that might be her. In my professional life I work with a lot of different equipment so I know "the other side" perfectly well too. I'll think about all of this (and the good stuff too) next time I need to buy things.
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If you think Tim Cook is 'robbing' you, then so was Steve Jobs
Apple is welcome to all the profits it can make, I just want ONE upgradeable laptop and ONE upgradeable desktop.
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CBC Video claims Apple's repair policies are abusive, but 'proof' falls far short
I probably wouldn’t take any electronic device to any repair shop authorized or not, in or out of warranty. If I can’t buy the proper parts and repair it myself I will just buy a brand new replacement. In my experience it is too much of a hassle to deal with repair shops and the time I lose ends up being more valuable than the item I am trying to get repaired.lkrupp said:I think Apple’s reputation can weather these attacks. I know for me personally I would never EVER take my Apple product to a third party repair shop, especially the ones you see in a strip mall named Bob’s Computers.
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The Apple versus Microsoft hardware double-standard rears up again with the latest Surface...
But Microsoft licenses Windows to other manufacturers so the user has many other options available to them. A Windows user isn’t forced to buy a Surface if they continue to need to use Windows.
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Beyond the new 'iPhone Xs,' what to expect from Apple's Sept. 12 'Gather round' special ev...
And you are just as insignificant to Apple as he is.Cesar Battistini Maziero said:MacMan1993 said:A phone company announces its annual event for its latest phones. It also announces it will no longer make computers as they are a sideline business, and takes up too much time, few sales, and have lost interest in making the best computers. Making phones is easier and more profitable. The software division that made iWork, Final Cut, Aperature, Mac Server etc will also be disbanded, as they haven't done anything in years anyway. No one will miss them. No professional laptops (15" are just toys), no pro desktop Mac worth buying since 2013, no 17" laptop since 2012, no new Mac Mini, since ...I forgot it was so long ago. Old computers with old processors, old graphics cards, no user upgradable RAM, tiny RAM limit of 32Gb, same old high prices. Apple should give 5 year warranties. After 25 years as a Mac user, I am considering those PeeCees sadly. Cheaper, faster, 17" laptops, powerful desktop models.Bye! Apple won't notice you left.
