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Have you completely lost your mind?
"OK, this seems like a great feature for product vendors because it allows them to duck warranty obligations"

What obligations are there exactly if you drop your iPod into a bathtub, or spill coffee on it while driving? If anything, these nuissance claims get built into the cost structure of the product and we all pay for it.

Also, I'll just remind you that hard drive manufacturers have had a sensor it their product to measure if the device was dropped or not... this is hardly an Apple innovation, and I seriously doubt the patent would stand up.
Posted by: croberts   Posted on: 08/07/09  (Edited: 08/07/2009 @ 09:40) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Have you completely lost your mind?  croberts | 08/07/09
Then we should all take advantage of it....  storm14k | 08/07/09
Not to mention shipping abuse voiding warranties...  BillDem | 08/11/09
Oh he's just an Apple fanboy  rkegel@... | 08/12/09
I don't believe he has.  Economister | 08/07/09
This will happen  ccfman2004 | 08/10/09
Already exist in iMac  minardi | 08/11/09
I Phone watching you  jeff-free174 | 08/11/09
until they piss off the wrong person  adr5@... | 08/11/09
Holy crap did you miss his point completely...  BitTwiddler | 08/07/09
re: paying for it  Badgered | 08/07/09
re: paying for it  galley | 08/10/09
Unless there is market pressure  tikigawd | 08/10/09
Market pressure  compudog | 08/10/09
Pep Boys  davidr69 | 08/10/09
Pep Boys?  compudog | 08/10/09
The quality of the warranty is exactly what's at issue here  mdsock@... | 08/10/09
Pep Boys?  rkegel@... | 08/12/09
ZDNet Turns Into FOX News!  robertmro | 08/10/09
Simple  Economister | 08/07/09
And people complain about Product Activation in Windows treating them...  ye | 08/07/09
Some, but not all...  HypnoToad72 | 08/08/09
Link with repeated URL  Ferd666 | 08/11/09
Doesn't the iPhone already have a moisture sensor?  Userama | 08/07/09
Abuse is abuse  tikigawd | 08/10/09
I love my iPhone  athynz | 08/07/09
Not that I am defending it,  xXSpeedzXx | 08/07/09
Yup!  Economister | 08/07/09
You have to be honest with yourself,  xXSpeedzXx | 08/07/09
That is exactly what I plan to do  athynz | 08/10/09
Re: I agree  tazaguru | 08/10/09
What do they do now?  oncall | 08/07/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Loverock Davidson | 08/07/09
I cant believe no one is mentioning....;  CrashPad | 08/07/09
Apple  Mectron | 08/07/09
Most Evil Tech Company  financyone@... | 08/10/09
Apple  compudog | 08/10/09
Yeah I have a question Mectron...  athynz | 08/10/09
The patent is the big issue.  Lester Young | 08/07/09
I see the lawsuits!  pctech4u | 08/07/09
There will be no lawsuits.  bjbrock | 08/07/09
Sad but true (nt)  Economister | 08/08/09
The Consumer is the biggest patsy  financyone@... | 08/10/09
You ever read a EULA?  matthew_maurice | 08/09/09
Yes  magallanes | 08/10/09
No, it is in your car  Alzie | 08/11/09
What lawsuits  compudog | 08/10/09
Apple and Google are watching you already!  privacy matters | 08/07/09
And so is Facebook  jimih2008 | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Joseph_Proudhon | 08/09/09
Sources  cerealfreak | 08/11/09
THIS is your source?  athynz | 08/12/09
"I'm an advocate for the consume,"  matthew_maurice | 08/09/09
ClickaNerd | LMAO | What a Freudian Slip  ClickaNerd2 | 08/10/09
Just another Alarmist (BS) article  LANShark524 | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  ricklipinski@... | 08/10/09
uhmmm...  Jkirk3279 | 08/10/09
Black box?  compudog | 08/10/09
You Know, I'm VERY Glad I Never Bought an iPhone Now  drprod@... | 08/10/09
Funny...  LANShark524 | 08/10/09
No whingeing here  athynz | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  robertleeking@... | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  anogee | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  wcallman@... | 08/10/09
Common sense  compudog | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  rob.sharp@... | 08/10/09
Well put. The fact is many devices have sensors. What I sense here is a ...  joeldm | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  arash_r@... | 08/10/09
ipod sucks track this  djsoll1@... | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  mmprattks1@... | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  iain@... | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  chromeronin | 08/10/09
some geek will take an alligator clip  pcguy777 | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  aspencade00@... | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  chewymtaa | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  alexh1111 | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Rama.NET | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  financyone@... | 08/10/09
I agree completely  mrdt | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  ruedarodante@... | 08/10/09
Consumer rights  compudog | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  erniem1970@... | 08/10/09
Why is it  athynz | 08/10/09
Easy big fellow  TD2000 | 08/11/09
Actually old boy  athynz | 08/12/09
Troll alert wink nt  awasson@... | 08/12/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  squaile | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  bedwa | 08/10/09
Adrian you keep claiming  athynz | 08/10/09
nice trap.  magallanes | 08/10/09
Seriously?!?!?!  cerealfreak | 08/11/09
What's the point??  boweb | 08/13/09
No app...  3dguru | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  keith@... | 08/10/09
Now I'm glad i waited and did not buy it.  margolies@... | 08/10/09
all the 3 letter dirty words  rgray5711 | 08/10/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Dhamca | 08/11/09
iWon't  john.foggitt@... | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  bfehn@... | 08/11/09
Not me  Aboleyn | 08/11/09
Trust? Ha!  vanishag | 08/11/09
?  jncurotto | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  adr5@... | 08/11/09
would only be fair if customer could read it  GreggN | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  bb_apptix | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  joecool80 | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  caruso94 | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  TD2000 | 08/11/09
Moisture detectors are already broken  ricochet2200 | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  coachgeorge | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Tholian_53 | 08/11/09
Constant power drain just for Apple's benefit?  Dr_Zinj | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  dsdavis@... | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  artronixwa@... | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  sbeg@... | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  jmppgarcia@... | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Andylh | 08/11/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  monei011 | 08/11/09
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RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  jklega | 08/11/09
If that's the case then there should be a health monitor built into the OS.  awasson@... | 08/12/09
Older people don't care..  boweb | 08/13/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  thenemo1 | 08/14/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Mr. unknown | 08/17/09
RE: Your iPhone could soon be watching you!  Dr. Dubious | 08/20/09

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