It's official!!! Apple are the scum of the earth.

[viridis]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35502030

You want it repaired? Pay through the nose or get it disabled.

[anticpated]

Your not buying a phone you are buying into a monopoly.

[Cleoriff]

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@jonsie wrote:

They are goint to have to back track on this. It's going global and is going to hurt their stock undoubtedly.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless...

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Error 53....and iPhone owners may know nothing about it...but have their phone disabled anyway?

[Anonymous]

In my opinion they are all set to break within a year so you have to fork out crazy amounts of money for a replacement. 2 this could be a pr stunt to drum up hype ready for the backwards iphone they are apparently releasing next month

[Bambino]

Not being very up on iPhones, what's a backwards one, and why would that be of interest to anyone?

[viridis]

4" one.
Trying to milk the people who stuck with 5s cut they didn't like the size increase with 6.

[Anonymous]

@Bambino they are planning to release a 4 inch phone but with the capabilty of a 3 yr old hardware inside & name it the iphone 5se. Essentially its the 5s inside a 3GS casing

[jonsie]

And the extraordinary thing is that people will continue to buy them

[Bambino]

Ah, okay. Thanks @viridis and @Anonymous. Progress, huh? Some people will buy any old garbage.

[Anonymous]

Old hardware in a new case, that'll sell buy the bucket loads 

[viridis]

It's the apple way..