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Apple Changes Stance On Water Damage Policy
tekgoblin writes "It appears Apple has changed its stance on whether an iOS device is actually water damaged. If you remember when the 13-year-old girl sued Apple in December, it was because her iPhone's moisture sensors had gone off and Apple voided her warranty. Those sensors have also been triggered by simply exposing the phone to low temperatures. Now Apple says that if the moisture sensors are red but the customer disputes and says no liquid has come into contact with the device, the warranty may still apply."
There seems to be some element of confusion in the tech community about Apple's reason for existence. Many people seem to think that Apple is an entity like the force in Star Wars that will galvanize the tech community and resonate their hopes, dreams, and energy into a cornicopia of the coolest products on earth. And like the alchemist's stone, it will transform them as well.
Not quite right, I'm afraid. The sole reason for the existence of Apple Corporation is to transfer money from YOUR bank account to Steven Job's bank account and deliver to you in exchange, shiny trinkets. Remember the Indians selling Manhattan to Steve Jobs for $24 worth of Newtons? Do you really think that you're any different? It seemed like a good deal to them at the time.
Check out your iPhone. It's basically a really expensive plastic little hand-held telephone that glows in the dark. Check out your iPod. It's just a f**king Walkman. It blasts apart when you drop it. It pumps the same sound into your brain that you hear when you go to the mall or step into an elevator. For this you paid $200? No, you paid all that money to be part of the Tao of Steve. The trinkets are just your ID card into this cult.
What I'm trying to say is that if Apple were a serious company instead of a money-sucking vacuum cleaner, then they would have made the trinket nearly waterproof. Your $10 wristwatch is nearly waterproof; it doesn't stop working when you go out running in the rain. So why does your $300 iPhone have moisture sensors INSIDE it that void your warranty when it's in your pants pocket when you take a piss?
It's because neurotic obsessive/compulsive greedy twisted little shithead Steven Jobs demands that his 20,000 poodle engineers come up with ways to void the warranty instead of coming up with solutions to the issues that can cause the trinkets to stop functioning.
I can't believe that any self-respecting engineer would actually work for this guy.