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Nearly Over The Hill Then? | 86 comments | Create New Account
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Obviously a "glass half empty" view ;-)
Authored by: SilverWave on Sunday, January 27 2013 @ 07:06 AM EST
Glass Half Empty What if a glass of water was, all of a sudden, literally half empty?

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RMS: The 4 Freedoms
0 run the program for any purpose
1 study the source code and change it
2 make copies and distribute them
3 publish modified versions

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Remember, Apple does stuff like "glue batteries into laptops" so that does that mean?
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, January 27 2013 @ 08:25 AM EST
If you make the hardware not serviceable, only option is to
buy a new unit (upgrade)... then, Apple's fans will be
Apple's fans and buy replacements that are Apple products?

What does Apple pay as a dividend, that is the key question
going out to the long term.

Remember, that Apple does stuff like glue batteries into
laptops, so they can't be serviced. The battery will have a
much shorter life-span than the laptop, meaning that the
customer will HAVE NO CHOICE but to buy a NEW ONE sooner.

Ka-ching, Ka-ching, Ka-ching $$$$$... now, about that
dividend, and oh-yea, about the toxic waste that more
frequent "upgrades" forced on users due to "battery tactics"

causes.

Food for thought.

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Not defending Apple, but..
Authored by: albert on Sunday, January 27 2013 @ 01:35 PM EST
we live in a growth-oriented economy, when we should be looking at
sustainability instead. Why? Because when markets saturate, growth decreases,
and manufacturers must use tools like planned obsolescence, designed-to-fail,
patent suits, false advertising, and anti-competitive behavior. Technical
innovation, you say? Yes, but that's too difficult, too costly, and impossible
without actual innovators to do the work. The 'make money with money' approach
does work, but it can come back and bite ya. We're holding the snakes tail, and
we don't want to let go.

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Nearly Over The Hill Then?
Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, January 27 2013 @ 01:54 PM EST
Keep calm and stop listening to rumors

cannibalization is a huge opportunity for us

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