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   From: candid@dontbother.invalid   
      
   Obveeus wrote:   
   > "PV"  wrote in message   
   > news:2OadnZ0c_9Q-SXzXnZ2dnUVZ_oVi4p2d@supernews.com...   
   >> "Your Name"  writes:   
   >>> It doesn't cost anywhere near $600 to replace a battery, even if you get   
   >>> Apple technician to do the job.  :-\   
   >> In my experience, if your battery goes dead and you take the phone to an   
   >> apple store, they give you a new one. If for some reason they stuck to the   
   >> letter of the warranty agreement, replacing a battery on an iphone is $79   
   >> plus tax. Big whoop. *   
   >   
   > iPhone?   I thought you guys were talking about the iPod being   
   > difficult/impossible to replace the battery on.  Of course you can easily   
   > swap out an iPhone for a new one...it is all part of the lifecycle of that   
   > product.  Buy it.  Use it.  The battery explodes to let you know it is time   
   > to get a new phone.  get a new phone when you turn in the burnt husk of the   
   > old one.  ;-)   
      
   You're thinking of Dell laptops.   
      
   > Serious question:  Other than maybe ring tones, you won't really lose much   
   > investment when swapping out a phone, but if you need to go buy a new iPod,   
   > will you lose all its contents?   
      
   The iPod may be evil but it's no Kindle; you can synch it with a folder   
   on your computer.   
      
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