Comments on: iPod Death Watch http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:57:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jerad http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-280913 Jerad Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:00:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-280913 I think all ipods come fully equiped with a self destruction device that automaticlly fries it's internal components after a year or so. Apple's sales went up 40% this year, I think its because everyone is stupid enouph to go back and keep buying these things. I have and iPod photo 60gb. I have had it replaced 4 times in 1 year through apple care! You don't buy iPods, you only rent them. The product is flawed and apple's service SUCKS! I think all ipods come fully equiped with a self destruction device that automaticlly fries it’s internal components after a year or so. Apple’s sales went up 40% this year, I think its because everyone is stupid enouph to go back and keep buying these things. I have and iPod photo 60gb. I have had it replaced 4 times in 1 year through apple care! You don’t buy iPods, you only rent them. The product is flawed and apple’s service SUCKS!

]]> By: Alan http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-62022 Alan Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:49:14 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-62022 Bought my 1st gen 20gb photo i-pod last summer - looks like it has just croaked on me. No warning, nothing. Dead as a dormouse. Anyway I think this is a blessing in disguise - new gen of oono players are so cool and easier to use. Bought my 1st gen 20gb photo i-pod last summer - looks like it has just croaked on me. No warning, nothing. Dead as a dormouse.
Anyway I think this is a blessing in disguise - new gen of oono players are so cool and easier to use.

]]> By: bpm2000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-42163 bpm2000 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:58:24 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-42163 @Jon Costco has the greatest return policy ever (well, had, they updated their return policy on computers recently) but they will take your broken ipod 3.7 yrs down the road if thats what happens, and you have the receipt. *people abuse this quite often, such as getting a AC for the summer and returning in the winter, etc. @Jon

Costco has the greatest return policy ever (well, had, they updated their return policy on computers recently) but they will take your broken ipod 3.7 yrs down the road if thats what happens, and you have the receipt.

*people abuse this quite often, such as getting a AC for the summer and returning in the winter, etc.

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-42147 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:42:01 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-42147 Bret... don't you know that "100% satisfaction guaranteed" is only valid UNTIL the product breaks, after which point, your screwed and need to buy the latest and greatest. These manufacturing companies are way ahead of you... the distributors are just that... distributors. They have no power and if they do honor their word, it comes out of their pocket, not the manufacturers (most of the time). I sure miss my 95% steel VCR right now, that SOB weighed 30 lbs and I cursed it when ever I had to move it around when I was in elementary school but you know what... it outlasted every other piece of electronics until VHS become obsolete. Maybe that's why that manufacturer went out of business. Jon Bret… don’t you know that “100% satisfaction guaranteed” is only valid UNTIL the product breaks, after which point, your screwed and need to buy the latest and greatest. These manufacturing companies are way ahead of you… the distributors are just that… distributors. They have no power and if they do honor their word, it comes out of their pocket, not the manufacturers (most of the time).

I sure miss my 95% steel VCR right now, that SOB weighed 30 lbs and I cursed it when ever I had to move it around when I was in elementary school but you know what… it outlasted every other piece of electronics until VHS become obsolete. Maybe that’s why that manufacturer went out of business.

Jon

]]> By: Bret http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41964 Bret Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:03:46 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41964 My 4G 20g non-photo died in two months; my replacement died after a year and seven months. I bought my new 30g from Costco; they said "100% satisfaction guaranteed; we'll take it back, just keep your receipt." My 4G 20g non-photo died in two months; my replacement died after a year and seven months. I bought my new 30g from Costco; they said “100% satisfaction guaranteed; we’ll take it back, just keep your receipt.”

]]> By: bpm2000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41951 bpm2000 Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:46:38 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41951 My 2nd gen 10gig died last week - thx for reminding me of this tragic event :P. (new shuffle coming to make me feel better). My 2nd gen 10gig died last week - thx for reminding me of this tragic event :P. (new shuffle coming to make me feel better).

]]> By: Andrew Kippen http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41864 Andrew Kippen Mon, 18 Dec 2006 23:21:46 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41864 Do they have one for in-laws? Do they have one for in-laws?

]]> By: Amit http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41802 Amit Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:18:22 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41802 Maybe we should have a website counting down to the death of the "iPod Death Clock". Wait too late. Amit Maybe we should have a website counting down to the death of the “iPod Death Clock”. Wait too late.

Amit

]]> By: Jacki http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41727 Jacki Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:35:02 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41727 Argh!!! I HATE waiting! Now I'm going to be compulsively checking that link every hour. Thanks a lot, CrunchGear. Argh!!! I HATE waiting! Now I’m going to be compulsively checking that link every hour. Thanks a lot, CrunchGear.

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41722 Jon Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:28:13 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/18/ipod-death-watch/#comment-41722 It's funny, the problem of product built-in obsoleteness is so pervasive now that we have web sites dedicated towards determining their bitter end. Sad... so very sad. Jon It’s funny, the problem of product built-in obsoleteness is so pervasive now that we have web sites dedicated towards determining their bitter end. Sad… so very sad.

Jon

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