Comments on: UPDATE: Apple To Detect When You Inflict “Consumer Abuse Events” On Their Products

By: killer duck

killer duck — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:33:11 +0000

#18 Those programs will be available the same day…most likely written by Apple employees.

By: Partners in Grime

Partners in Grime — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:38:21 +0000

iPhone sez: Sheila’s drunk brother, Bubba, sat on me.

ps @Faxon: No such animal as a G4 MacBook.

By: pedro

pedro — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:33:48 +0000

#26 You cannot ask more from a lefty GDR.

#28 You can already run OSX on a PC not made by mac. http://tinyurl.com/d93dc

But who in their right mind will run that turd on their PC? http://tinyurl.com/y7z3cf

By: Glenn E.

Glenn E. — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:59:18 +0000

Ya know, Apple could sell this technology to the automakers and make a bundle. But I’m sure the automakers will just steal it, as they did the Windshield Wiper delay idea. Hell, most of the 1970s PC makers “reverse engineered” their BIOS chips, rather than pay IBM for the design. One of these days, somebody is gonna reverse engineer Apples OSX software. If they never sell it for use on any PC. Repeating IBM’s mistake.

By: Glenn E.

Glenn E. — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:49:10 +0000

Decades ago, we unpacked a minicomputer harddrive unit. And inside the crate was a ball bearing, suspended between small springs. This was an impact detector. And if the ball had become dislodged during shipping. Then we were suppose to report this, and not use the unit as it might not operate reliably. So such a snitch device, is not a new idea. Companies have to protect themselves from human guerrillas, that abuse their products, and then expect a replacement. This is all on the backs of decent users, who are more careful and honest. And eventually end up paying more for the dishonesty of others. We should applaud Apple for finding a way to keep costs down for the rest of us, who don’t throw our iPods or iPhones against the wall. And then expect a free replacement. Apple isn’t a socialist state. So stop griping that they found a way to catch warranty cheaters. And won’t continue their “no fault” warranty policy for long.

By: Luc

Luc — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:36:10 +0000

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#8 – MikeN – Of course the consumer never lies about how their phone got damaged.

#19 – Jägermeister – And corporations doesn’t screw their customers in multiple ways…
/QUOTE

What are you saying, Jägermeister? Are you saying that, by lying about how your product got damaged and weaseling in an undue replacement, you get to screw the corporations?

That is a pretty dumb idea. The corporations just pass that cost on to the consumer. The more cost the corporations have with such replacements, the more expensive their product line will be to the end user. Whenever some smart pants cheats on their warranty, everyone that uses that brand is chipping in and footing the bill.

You’re definitely not alone in your shortsightedness. Whenever some dumb ass shares their story about two-timing a company, everyone around them says LOL! Rarely ever do people realize that THEY are the ones paying for it.

By: deowll

deowll — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:34:41 +0000

“Imagine the day your iPhone yells, “Don’t even THINK of doing that to me!” and “No warranty work for you!”

I think some laptops and maybe netbooks already have that feature.

By: Animby

Animby — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:59:21 +0000

Another great idea brought to you by the Just Because We Can Dept. in Cupertino.

By: SethRK

SethRK — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:47:27 +0000

Anyone who makes a warranty claim regarding their iphone or ipod just needs another glass of apple-flavored Kool-Aid. (glug, glug, glug) “Ah. Please get out of my way. Must buy another, newer, more expensive, proprietary iThing.”

By: pedro

pedro — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:30:09 +0000

#19 & #18 You’re both are breaking my heart. I will cry for you both.

By: eggman9713

eggman9713 — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:26:29 +0000

How will this be able to determine if an item suffered one of these events during shipping? Such as careless UPS employee dropping item so as not to damage it, but to still trip the device? Or the item getting lost in an ice cold warehouse for a week? Or vice versa a hot warehouse in summer?

If I had never done any of these abuses to my computer and they claim I did and wont repair it, all I have to do is sue them in small claims court, they will testify that I damaged it, and then I put out the argument that they cannot prove it was me or the shipping company that damaged it, and then they have to prove that the abuse happened after shipment.

The burden of proof is a powerful obstacle.

By: TonyB

TonyB — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:58:17 +0000

Big brother, I mean Big Steve, is watching you.

By: Jägermeister

Jägermeister — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:28:00 +0000

#8 – MikeN – Of course the consumer never lies about how their phone got damaged.

And corporations doesn’t screw their customers in multiple ways…

By: chuck

chuck — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:03:26 +0000

How long before a hacker…

1. Writes a program which will erase the Consumer Abuse Event record from memory?

2. Creates a virus which fills up your iPhone’s Consumer Abuse Event record with events that never happened, voiding your warranty?

By: pedro

pedro — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:43:02 +0000

#8 Fer cryin’ out loud, mac needs to be protected from its own customers. Fast!

#11 Not for masochi… er, macfans.

#13 You sound borderline MS’ WGA defender. Are you macfan enough?