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   From: jgoldie247@btinternet.com   
      
   Frank Frank wrote:   
   > James Sidbury wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >>  Frank Frank  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Greg Goss wrote:   
   >>>> David Johnston  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:08:46 -0600, "Dragon Lady"    
   >>>>> wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> Until the battery goes dead and you can't replace the thing, and   
   >>>>>>>> have to   
   >>>>>>>> shell out another $600 for a new one.   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> That's one very expensive ear-candy habit you got there!   
   >>>>>>> The battery can be replaced on all of Apple's products, so I   
   >>>>>>> don't know what   
   >>>>>>> you're talking about.   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> He's talking about batteries that cost $600 to replace.  Not sure   
   >>>>>> I'd want something that was that expensive to upkeep.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> Wouldn't that be more expensive than replacing the thing?   
   >>>> I just bought my girlfriend a "touch" (warranty rebuild unit) for her   
   >>>> birthday for CAD$140.  Which units are still $600 by the time that the   
   >>>> battery isn't holding a charge?   
   >>> Well, if you want to replace your shiny $600 iPod with a secondhand   
   >>> $200 unit instead of new one, I guess that's your choice.   
   >>   
   >> uh, what iPod costs 600 dollars?  The most expensive one that I know   
   >> of costs 399   
   >   
   > The one you can phone people with.   
      
   The iPod is not a phone.  Are you thinking of an iPhone, perhaps?   
   (cost - free if you're willing to sign up to a phone company contract   
   that works out at about 40 UK pounds per month)   
      
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