[NTLK] FW: iFixit: Apple ¹ s Diabolical Plan to Screw Your iPhone

[Ed Kummel]

But you gotta admit, it fits Apple's Type 1 control freak attitude towards their customers. 
Personally, I'm not surprised if Apple does indeed go through such extreme lengths as to put in a restricted screw to keep people out of their hardware...
Ed
web/gadget guru

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--- On Fri, 1/21/11, J.M. Heinrichs <minicapt1 at mac.com> wrote:

From: J.M. Heinrichs <minicapt1 at mac.com>
Subject: Re: [NTLK] FW: iFixit: Apple ¹ s Diabolical Plan to Screw Your iPhone
To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
Date: Friday, January 21, 2011, 9:52 PM

I think it's an 'arrangement' between Apple and iFixit to generate 'business' for the latter. Note who has a convenient 'solution' to this apparent 'problem'.

Cheers
John
 minicapt1 at mac.com

On 21 Jan 11, at 17:44, Lord Groundhog wrote:

> I don't normally forward stuff and especially not to a list, but this seems
> important to us.  I don't like manufacturers telling me they're going to
> stop me from repairing or modding something once I put my money down to own
> it, and I see that there's a fair few of us who might feel the same.
> 
> So here it is.  The problem:  Apple wants to lock iPhone owners out of their
> phones.  The solution:  ifixit is selling the key.  Check out the links for
> the story and the photos that explain what's at stake, and see what you
> think.  
> 
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> Shalom. 
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> ------ Forwarded Message
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>> ...
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>> This Issue
>>  Apple’s Diabolical Plan to Screw Your iPhone
>> Apple Is Turning Planned Obsolescence Into Planned Failure
>> Featured Guide: Replacing iPhone 4 5-Point Pentalobe Screws
>> Featured Product: iPhone 4 Liberation Kit
>> 
>>   Apple’s Diabolical Plan to Screw Your iPhone
>> <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/y>
>> 
>> Apple is switching to a new type of tamper-resistant screw across their
>> product line. It is not a standard Torx, and there are no readily available
>> screwdrivers that can remove it. They chose this 'Pentalobe' fastener
>> specifically because it was new, guaranteeing repair tools would be both rare
>> and expensive. The iPhone 4 originally shipped with Phillips screws, but
>> Apple
>> has transitioned completely to this new security screw. Shame on them.
>> 
>> <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/j>
>> 
>> This screw head clearly has one purpose: to keep you out. Otherwise, Apple
>> would use it throughout each device. Instead, they only use it at the
>> bulwark—on the outside case of your iPhone and MacBook Air, and protecting
>> the
>> battery on the MacBook Pro—so they can keep you out of your own hardware.
>> <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/t>
>> 
>> We have sourced a screwdriver
>> <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/i> that works for the
>> 5-point "Pentalobe" fasteners on the iPhone 4 case. We're selling the
>> screwdriver along with replacement Phillips screws so you can restore your
>> iPhone 4 
>> 
>> <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/d>
>> 
>> to its original, serviceable state.
>> 
>> We also have solutions for your MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. You can use a
>>> 5-point MacBook Air screwdriver
>>> <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/h>  to open your machine,
>>> or the MacBook Pro 5-Point Torx Screwdriver
>>> <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/k>  to remove your
>>> laptop's
>>> battery! 
>>> 
>>> Read more <http://createsend.ifixit.com/t/r/l/ydjivl/ozntkdl/u>
>>> 
>>> 
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