Thoughts on Apple today

[pointedview]

Note: this is also available on my Facebook wall, but since I plan to deactivate my account there again at the end of this week, I figured it ought to live out its days here. :)I used to be a big fan of Apple. I still think of them as pioneers in industrial design. However, I've become a tiny bit uncomfortable with the immaculate closed system they

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[bossladydewitt]

Yea, I know what you mean. I had a little Samsung cell phone before hand that really just made phone calls and I was okay with that. I had that phone for about five years and only replaced it because my iPod decided to crap out around Christmas this past year (that was about four years old). My cell had been due for an upgrade anyway, so we figured combine the two items together.

I do really wish the glass was covered, the thing was the way it broke was I tripped and fell with it in my hand. It's not like I through it to the ground and stomped on it. It was a legitimate accident caused by this freak happenstance where I tripped over air and stood up to find a giant crack. I called the Apple store to see if it was covered and they said that it would cost $200 to replace the glass! The phone itself costs $300! I am not paying that! Sorry, as much as I love my iPhone I'm going to a third party to repair it. I found a place that will do it while I wait. I am not terribly excited to have to trek into the city but...I am not paying $200 for something that should be covered under warranty!

[pointedview]

Two hundred dollars?

*puts on her spectacles to make sure she read that right*

That ... wow. Just wow.

I hope the third party can do it for less, 'cause that's a lot of moolah.

[bossladydewitt]

I got a couple quotes. They seem to generally be able to fix it for half that.

[pointedview]

Well, that's an improvement, at least!

[bossladydewitt]

Yea but now I am not going because of the bomb scares