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Apple admits it ruins customers Iphones.

Luftwaffe said:
It is the free market. You can try as hard as you want with this Apple butthurt, but at any second one can up and switch to Samsung. Or, when one is buying for the first time, they can simply not buy Apple as well. Apple is not breaking the free market. Have a nice day.
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Never said they were "breaking the free market".. because the free market does not exist. For it to exist, there has to be full information on the issue.. there aint. Apple lives on binding people to their eco system because it knows that people are reluctant to give up on something that they paid a high price for.

For there to be a free market in the phone business, you would need to have a universal app and music store system. I dont mean technically, but the fact that if you buy an app on Android then it is also yours on iOS if you choose one day to change systems. Else the buying of apps (in either ecosystem) a method binding the consumer to a specific system and hence there is no free market. Same goes for music, but it has become less of a problem with emergence of Apple Music on Android. But in the old days (like a year ago) it was a massive hindrance for many to switch.
 
PeteEU said:
As many know I have a problem with Apples business practices. Their devices are good looking and mostly well made, but way too expensive and their system is built around controlling the users... but this one really pisses me off. And no I dont repair those devil machines.

For many months the iOS error 53 has been puzzling people around the world. Unlike most iOS error messages, this one was unknown and it basically made your 700+ dollar phone useless and unrepairable.

‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6 | Money | The Guardian

It usually happens after a repair by a non-Apple technician... so a lot of people have been speculating if it was a deliberate "feature" by Apple to kill off the repair business... and yes it was..

Apple have finally admitted that it was this and it was by design.

Apple says iPhone 'Error 53' is to protect customers' security | Technology | The Guardian

They claim that it is for security reasons but there are so many issues with this reason.

Personally I can understand the "security" reason, however it is also utter bul****. Why? Because Apple in their terms and conditions state that they are not liable for any problems in conjunction with a non authorized Apple repair. So if someone fiddles with the fingerprint scanner and so on, and gets stuff stolen... not Apples fault.

And why would Apple care about security all of a sudden, when security has never been a real priority for the company /wave iCloud leaks and Safari bugs.. Well it is greed. A few years ago, Apple changed the screws that are used in their products so that you need a proprietary screwdriver that is hard to get (well was) and expensive. Apple has time and time again made their products impossible to repair.. glue that basically breaks the product if you pull it apart is common (and yes used by others). They have made the life of 3rd party repairers harder and harder and we all know how badly designed the iOS products have been... especially around broken screens. Yea put an glass screen in an inflexible aluminum case.. and you are surprised how easy it is to crack the screen?

So this is new.... a built in system that detects 3rd party repairs and bricks your phone so you are forced to buy a new one... because of course Apple wont replace your bricked phone because... read the terms and conditions...you are not allowed to use 3rd party unauthorized repairers!

Another disgusting move by Apple that is screwing over their customers.. So moral of the story... go to the Apple store to get your Apple stuff fixed.. sure it costs almost as much as buying a new one, and for those in the world where there is no Apple store...you are screwed!
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People wonder why I loathe Apple as a company top to bottom?

Is it a mystery, now?

They're full of psychos and nut jobs . . . just do away with them and let them crumble. Let Mr "Tim I Don't Want To Help Fight Terrorism Because I Feel Like Being An Ass' go **** his cocky self.
 
PeteEU said:
As many know I have a problem with Apples business practices. Their devices are good looking and mostly well made, but way too expensive and their system is built around controlling the users... but this one really pisses me off. And no I dont repair those devil machines.

For many months the iOS error 53 has been puzzling people around the world. Unlike most iOS error messages, this one was unknown and it basically made your 700+ dollar phone useless and unrepairable.

‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6 | Money | The Guardian

It usually happens after a repair by a non-Apple technician... so a lot of people have been speculating if it was a deliberate "feature" by Apple to kill off the repair business... and yes it was..

Apple have finally admitted that it was this and it was by design.

Apple says iPhone 'Error 53' is to protect customers' security | Technology | The Guardian

They claim that it is for security reasons but there are so many issues with this reason.

Personally I can understand the "security" reason, however it is also utter bul****. Why? Because Apple in their terms and conditions state that they are not liable for any problems in conjunction with a non authorized Apple repair. So if someone fiddles with the fingerprint scanner and so on, and gets stuff stolen... not Apples fault.

And why would Apple care about security all of a sudden, when security has never been a real priority for the company /wave iCloud leaks and Safari bugs.. Well it is greed. A few years ago, Apple changed the screws that are used in their products so that you need a proprietary screwdriver that is hard to get (well was) and expensive. Apple has time and time again made their products impossible to repair.. glue that basically breaks the product if you pull it apart is common (and yes used by others). They have made the life of 3rd party repairers harder and harder and we all know how badly designed the iOS products have been... especially around broken screens. Yea put an glass screen in an inflexible aluminum case.. and you are surprised how easy it is to crack the screen?

So this is new.... a built in system that detects 3rd party repairs and bricks your phone so you are forced to buy a new one... because of course Apple wont replace your bricked phone because... read the terms and conditions...you are not allowed to use 3rd party unauthorized repairers!

Another disgusting move by Apple that is screwing over their customers.. So moral of the story... go to the Apple store to get your Apple stuff fixed.. sure it costs almost as much as buying a new one, and for those in the world where there is no Apple store...you are screwed!
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I won't ever own an Apple product. I refuse to participate in, and support with my dollars, any company who's business policy is vendor lock-in of their customers. It's bull****. Plus, they want too much money for their products for what they are.
 
I have almost no problem with this (and I have owned 3 iPhones including my present iPhone 6 Plus).

They are a private company and what they do with their products (assuming it is safe) is their business.

If they do something that costs them too much money, then they will probably change it. If it does not, they probably will not.
 
PeteEU said:
Never said they were "breaking the free market".. because the free market does not exist. For it to exist, there has to be full information on the issue.. there aint. Apple lives on binding people to their eco system because it knows that people are reluctant to give up on something that they paid a high price for.

For there to be a free market in the phone business, you would need to have a universal app and music store system. I dont mean technically, but the fact that if you buy an app on Android then it is also yours on iOS if you choose one day to change systems. Else the buying of apps (in either ecosystem) a method binding the consumer to a specific system and hence there is no free market. Same goes for music, but it has become less of a problem with emergence of Apple Music on Android. But in the old days (like a year ago) it was a massive hindrance for many to switch.
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It's the free market. Just because someone chooses to be "bound" to one eco system doesn't make this a non-free market.

They consciously buy Apple instead of something else. They can always switch if they want.
 
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