I think this is part of a natural phase that various technologies go through. For stereos, you had Heath kits. For computers, you had interchangeable card. In this process, there's a shift toward "integration" in the hardware, which makes it difficult to tinker with. Even auto companies went through this process, till folks came up with the proper screw-drivers to work on them. Perkins Braillers have dedicated parts, but that doesn't keep people from tinkering with them. I think that for the people who can't resist tinkering, that spirit will prevail, especially given the challenge presented by non-standard technologies. Either that, or more savvy tekkies will simply buy devices that are easier to modify.
Teresa On Jan 21, 2011, at 6:49 AM, Scott Ford wrote: > Hello Everyone, > I have read the previous messages on this topic, I would like to > respectfully object. I would like to begin by saying that I feel the topic > is certainly news worthy. Furthermore I am quite disturbed at how readily > folks on this list are willing to just bow to the "omnipotent Corporation > looking out for our well being." I feel that Apple is only protecting its > bottom line and that is where it begins and ends. Fifty years ago the Sears > catalog included schematics so that one could self troubleshoot issues whit > products that were sold in their catalog. Today we have covers to cover > covers, layering the electronics and mechanical parts of our cars and > hundreds of other devices that we use every day. As an American I love our > traditional spirit of adventure and personal independence to take a product > designed or meant for one purpose and transform it into something completely > beyond what it was designed for. In pushing this envelope we have been a > market leader and produced some of the sharpest minds in our century. I > know for a fact that a few funky shaped screws are not going to stop the > people that I am describing. I am objecting with the status quo, and the > consensus of the people on this list. Before I went blind I was a Heavy > equipment Mechanic. Whenever I would hear about situations like the one > outlined I would be frustrated. We have an amazing amount of competent > electronic specialists who would not bat an eye at removing the back of > their iPhone to do a minor repair. I am a ham radio operator and that > spirit is certainly alive and flourishing. The amount of money that folks > with these skills are saving by doing their own repairs, are nothing short > of amazing. When I owned a computer store and we would frequently have > computers come in where their capacitors had dried out and exploded. This > action is so dramatic, that when my friend and business partner who happened > to be one of these skilled electronic technicians that you are saying have > no business tinkering around in a iphone, would replace the capacitors. Our > customers would think that he had performed nothing short of a miracle. > Along those same lines I had dropped my BN PK and the cards had become > dislodged. He simply reseated them and I went on my way. The company had > just charged me 250.00 for new batteries. He researched it in four minutes > and could have replaced them for me for 18.00. How much do you think that > Humanware would have charged for reseating my cards, not to mention the > time. Please do not tell me that this is not news worthy, because it > certainly is. > Sincerely, > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of heather kd5cbl > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:04 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Apple "screwing" iPhone users to block them from opening the > hardware they paid for. > > Well, that would be like watching tim the tool man tailor, right! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ricardo Walker" <rwalker...@gmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:25 PM > Subject: Re: Apple "screwing" iPhone users to block them from opening the > hardware they paid for. > > > Lol, > > I think this is quite funny. Really, unless your the like 1% of iPhone > owners who want to take your device apart, is this even news worthy? > > Ricardo Walker > rwalker...@gmail.com > Twitter, Skype, and AIM: rwalker296 > Google Voice: 1-646-450-2197 > > > > On Jan 20, 2011, at 6:20 PM, Scott Howell wrote: > >> Gee, have you considered that maybe Apple doesn't want you mucking about >> in there and then trying to claim the device has some sort of flaw, which >> means they would have to replace or repair it? There is a reason why they >> don't want the average person messing with the internals. Now once out of >> warranty, I think you should be able to do whatever you want since if you >> break it you get to keep the pieces or pay APple to put it back together. >> Scott >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jan 20, 2011, at 4:51 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >> >>> Is this another method apple i using to control repairs and keep >>> consumers out? read more: >>> >>> http://bit.ly/gpoTpd >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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