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Apple 'User-Proofing' iPhones With Unremovable Screws, Sources Say [ Apple Screws ]
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Posted on 01/22/2011 2:10:23 PM PST by NoLibZone
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:10:24 PM PST
by
NoLibZone
To: NoLibZone
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:12:47 PM PST
by
NoLibZone
(Five time DNC backed candidate Fred Phelps: "God sent the shooter".)
To: NoLibZone
Perhaps someone needs to drop a dime and give the FTC Antitrust Div. a call.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:13:42 PM PST
by
pogeybait
To: NoLibZone
If something can be screwed (mechanical) it can be unscrewed.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:14:08 PM PST
by
boomop1
To: boomop1
Good point. The best they can probably do is alter the shape of the screw so the typical types of screwdrivers can’t work with it. I found a few screws like that on my car when I was installing something...had to borrow a special tool from somebody who works on cars and other equipment.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:19:10 PM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: boomop1
"If something can be screwed (mechanical) it can be unscrewed drilled out."
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:19:48 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: pogeybait
Sad.
I love Apple. I have three Iphone4’s. They are great.
But apple has a long history of closing off its architecture.
My first PC was a Mac IIci.
As users became more adept , Apple’s closed architecture made PC hobbyists move to what was called an IBM PC.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:20:21 PM PST
by
NoLibZone
(Five time DNC backed candidate Fred Phelps: "God sent the shooter".)
To: NoLibZone
What has been screwed cannot be unscrewed.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:20:37 PM PST
by
Ken H
To: pogeybait
Perhaps someone needs to drop a dime and give the FTC Antitrust Div. a call.And when you or others make that call, exactly how do you explain that this practice violates "antitrust" laws?
How specifically should Apple's practice of selecting certain screws be considered a "monopolistic" activity?
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:20:40 PM PST
by
doc11355
To: NoLibZone
Please.
It won’t be long until someone starts selling the tool for it to someone other than Apple...
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:21:06 PM PST
by
Keith in Iowa
(FR Class of 1998 | TV News is an oxymoron. | MSNBC = Moonbats Spouting Nothing But Crap.)
To: NoLibZone
The screwdrivers will be on eBay in a matter of minutes.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:21:47 PM PST
by
Erik Latranyi
(Too many conservatives urge retreat when the war of politics doesn't go their way.)
To: NoLibZone
Five rods taped together. Solder and make a handle. Super glue will replace the solder.
To: NoLibZone
I’d just use a bigger hammer on it.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:22:06 PM PST
by
23 Everest
(A gun in hand is better than a cop on the phone & easier to carry.)
To: NoLibZone
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:22:08 PM PST
by
Palter
(If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
To: NoLibZone
One way that you can be tracked as to your movements is through your cell phone. The only way you can’t be tracked is to remove the battery. Interesting.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:22:39 PM PST
by
RC2
To: NoLibZone
Time to go down to Harbor Freight and buy a package of security bits. They sell a large set of all the common security screw bits for about $10.
To: NoLibZone
customers can only get unscrewed by free themselves of their cult like devotion to Apple.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:24:42 PM PST
by
Tempest
(I put money ahead of people)
To: NoLibZone
Apples strongest marketing suit over the years has been the promotion of non-Apple products.
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posted on
01/22/2011 2:26:19 PM PST
by
spodefly
(This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: NoLibZone
All you gotta do is unring the bell!
To: pogeybait
Why? If you don’t like this policy, don’t buy an iPhone. Nobody’s forcing you.
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