[BC] iPod warning

[Douglas Pritchett]

Great. I have one on the shelf, wrapped in plastic, I got as a gift
more than 2 years ago,, but never took the time to play with it. So,
it's probably dead, right?
Tossing it in the garbage......

-- 
Douglas B. Pritchett
radiofool at gmail.com

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 11:14 AM,  <RichardBJohnson at comcast.net> wrote:
> If you are planning to get or use an iPod, you need to know that Apple's official position is that it does not have a battery. Instead, it contains a non-replaceable "green energy storage device..." their words.
>
> Furthermore, the warranty is 12 months during which the iPod may be replaced if it fails to retain a charge. After that, you are out of luck because they do not sell or replace these "green energy storage devices."
>
> One friend has a thirteen month old iPod which will retain a charge for only about 15 minutes. Ne needs to throw it away. NotGood(TM) I tried to contact an Apple service center for him and they wanted to charge me $25.00. I am currently composing a letter to Jobs which will be on an attorney's letterhead. I will keep "the list" informed of the outcome.
>
> Cheers,
> Richard B. Johnson
> Book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/