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That was Apple's original line, but the reality was that many iPods stopped working after a year or so. Litigation followed. There's now a battery replacement program, a settlement fund and a trade-in deal.

Oh yeah, beacause iPods were so successful at working:

http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com/

http://www.appleipodsettlement.com/ (what a joke)

"Store Credit" means a credit in the amount of $50 redeemable toward the purchase of any Apple-branded products or services (except iTunes downloads, iTunes Music Store Cards, iTunes Gift Certificates, or any other product redeemable for iTunes downloads or cash) at either The Apple Store (Online) or at a kiosk (a computer linked to The Apple Store (Online)) located in a "brick and mortar" Apple retail store, issued as a discount code number. Store Credit may be transferred once but may not be aggregated or redeemed for cash. Store Credit may be used to purchase multiple products but, in all instances, the full value of the Store Credit must be used up or exhausted in a single transaction. Store Credit does not apply to any shipping, handling and sales tax charges applicable. Store Credit will expire eighteen (18) months after the date of issuance.

Sorry.

Apple's original ads gave the impression that the iPod would play for 8 hours for the life of the iPod, thus misrepresenting the life of the batteries. There was a class-action suit (of course) as a result.

Apple has proposed a settlement for the class-action suit. More info here.

Apple's decision to forego the battery door, while it makes it a pain to open, also makes the whole device seamless, which is part of its charm. It's a design compromise, but it's not unique to Apple. My PDA also has an integral battery, for example, and PDAs are a very similar product category.

Personally, I would prefer an easily replaceable battery, but I have some design experience, and I really like the way the lack of doors and flaps gives iPods the feel of being organically complete.

--Mike

Could Apple be trying to take 1st, 2nd and 3rd gen iPod serial numbers out of circulation to reduce their liability under the recently announced iPod class action settlement?

http://www.appleipodsettlement.com/

Is it possible that Apple will use recycled iPods as replacements under the recent iPod battery settlement?

http://www.appleipodsettlement.com/
http://www.appleipodsettlement.com/claim.pdf

Is it possible that Apple will use recycled iPods as replacements under the recent iPod battery settlement?

http://www.appleipodsettlement.com/
http://www.appleipodsettlement.com/claim.pdf

(damn short subjects)--

If this was about the battery not being removeable and Apple telling people to buy new iPods then why are people who DID get their battery replaced under the new Apple battery replacement plan able to get their money refunded? Read the claim form, people who paid Apple to replace their battery are getting half of their money back. This seems to indicate that there was something fundamentally wrong with the battery, that it shouldn't have needed to be replaced when it did and therefore consumers shouldn't have had to pay to have it replaced. Also it pokes a big hole in your argument.

In light of this I still don't understand what happened here. Anyone else care to take a stab at what is going on here?

right here!