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Originally Posted by HarryT
Having a "non replacable" battery certainly doesn't seem to have done the iPod any harm. Why mess with the design for the sake of something that's probably a complete "non issue" for the overwhelming majority of users?
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Actually it is an issue for most working class people. Have you tried sending your iPod back for repowering? You're left without the use of your device for a fairly long time and with the added costs of mailing it is quite an expensive proposition; almost half of the original lower model's price. What I hate most is that when I deprive my family of part of the communal income for my extravaganza, I expect the device to at least last.
Some people will just dump their gadget on their less fortunate friends. Here we call that a poisonous gift because they are the ones caught with the after expenses.
That brings me to an other partly related thought. Who buys old used cars?...poorer people. When gas becomes really expensive, only rich people will be able to afford those hybrid cars. Then, who'll be stuck with the old guzzling SUVs?