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From: candid@dontbother.invalid
Jette Goldie wrote:
> Frank Frank wrote:
>> Jette Goldie wrote:
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> (cost - free if you're willing to sign up to a phone company contract
>>
>> You're joking. The price I've seen advertised is $600 WITH a long
>> locked-in contract with AT&T.
>
> Not joking. I looked into this - when the iPhone first came out in the
> UK
UK prices are irrelevant to Americans.
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