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Originally Posted by delphin
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Having my new Galaxy Player turn into iGarbage after only a little more than a year (like most Apple products with non-replaceable batteries) was not acceptable to me, but 7 years or more may well be the life of the product.
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Sorry, but this is complete nonsense. I still have two ipods from 2006 that are working well, and none of my iPhones had any battery issues after owning them for two years. You are, in fact, the only person I've ever heard make this particular complaint.
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Sorry to detour into politics, but I think this is one case where a little 'over regulation' might actually be a good idea. The Governments in Europe and the U.S.A. should hit manufactures like Apple that irresponsibly manufacture land-fill-bait-products (like Apple's whole iTrash product line) with an up-front waste-disposable and carbon-use tax equal to 25% of the initial sale price on ANY product that does not include either a 5 year non-prorated free battery replacement guarantee, or alternately, provide for an easily replaceable, drop-in user replaceable battery. (like my Galaxy Player 4)
If they did that, my guess is that you would see drop-in replaceable batteries on ALL tablets and smart-phones within a few months.
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First, this is a made up problem which seems to be motivated in part by some anti-Apple animus you have. (iTrash? Really?) Second, most consumers seem happy to accept the tradeoff of no user-replaceable battery in exchange for a smaller, sealed form factor. As there's a lively market in replacement battery kits, it doesn't seem like these devices are ending up in the trash because the battery died.
I'm happy that government isn't instituting some draconian tax whose only purpose would appear to be to vindicate your particular consumer choices.