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

[anasazi4st]

One could gather that the message here (from Apple) is: "No, Little Johnny (who's 8 years old), it's NOT okay to take apart Mommy's (Daddy's? Sis's? His OWN?) iPhone...and, to try and stop this we're going to make a screw you (and nearly everyone else) have **never seen before**.... (Cue Theremin music.)

"And to the REST of you, well...if you're smart enough to see how to do it right by visiting iFixit...then it's okay, and here's the tool for it."

Thanks,
--Forrest


-----Original Message-----
>From: "J.M. Heinrichs" <minicapt1 at mac.com>
>Sent: Jan 21, 2011 7:52 PM
>To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
>Subject: Re: [NTLK] FW: iFixit: Apple ¹ s Diabolical Plan to Screw Your iPhone
>
>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.  
>> 
>> 
>> Shalom. 
>> Christian 
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>> 
>> ------ Forwarded Message
>>> 
>>> ...
>>> 
>>> 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>
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> ------ End of Forwarded Message
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