cnocbui

carthusia said:

rogifan_old said:

What rumor was that?

I thought I read a rumor where LiquidMetal might be incorporated into the aluminum somehow to allow for radio-transparency in a case that appeared to be seamlessly metallic. There also was a fleeting rumor about the use of ceramics. Not Mark Gurman-level rumoring, but wholly unsubstantiated chatter from far east suppliers.

Liquidmetal is a  permanent rumour - you can disregard any rumour that suggest Apple are going to use it for something.

If Apple do remove the headphone jack I will be very interested to see if it negatively impacts sales.  My gut feeling is that it would, but I have been wrong in the past about what people will tolerate so my gut is probably wrong.

SpamSandwich said:

I'd not commit to any further Ireland developments without some certainty about that fraudulent "back taxes" issue.

Apple are big boys.  I am pretty sure they and the govt had an inkling the EU might not like it if it was found out and made public.  They probably thought 'nothing to lose and billions to gain' - which is exactly the case.  Apple would not be asked to pay any more than they would have paid if the deal hadn't been made.  Stop making out as if they are being robbed.

djsherly said:

cnocbui said:

No, the crack was probably initiated in the factory and was initially hard to see.  It could have grown just through finger pressure.

I agree it was probably defective out of the factory and left undetected. Shit happens but I'm surprised it went as far as small claims. 

(Btw what was to dislike about the quoted comment - who ever did that is just being contrary)

I'm not surprised.  I wrote a post earlier today in another thread about how Apple customer service inside the US and outside seem to be almost two different companies.  I had to threaten legal action and quote EU law at various Apple Service people over here to stop them from charging me for a service call and to get them to fix their defective materials.  I read stories about how Apple treat customers in the US and can scarcely believe them.

An Bord Pleanála is a pox on this country. I have dreams of Gilliam's giant Monty Python foot descending from the clouds and splatterating the lot of them. I'm surprised the far, far worse mob of poons - An Taisce - haven't got in on the act to delay things till next century. Pick another country Apple, those two organisations of enviro-trolls won't be letting you across any bridge soon.