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Apple company fucking sucks

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skiizy
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so i was getting out of my car and my ipod touch fell out of my pocket hit the ground and before i even noticed it fell i stepped on it and the screen cracked, now i have to pay 150 to repair it apple is a bunch of greedy assholes!!!

Mar 10 2008 3:36PM
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skier_boy26
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Why cant people take responsibilities for their actions? you stepped on the fucker.
Mar 10 2008 3:38PM
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rockymountainmilitia
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are you serious? this is your own fault. why should they have to pay.

Mar 10 2008 3:39PM
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skiizy
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yeah but it shouldn't cost 150 to fix it probably costs them 10 to fix it

i get that its my fault it broke but 150?! wtf
Mar 10 2008 3:39PM
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Ryno
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Learn to fix it yourself. Buy parts on ebay and DIY for a fraction of the price. Its not hard shit either.

Mar 10 2008 3:45PM
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skiizy
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whats a site (besides ebay) that i can get a screen
Mar 10 2008 3:52PM
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=FLO=
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Apple is probably the greatest company in the world.  So you dropped your ipod on the ground and stepped on it and it broke - cry me a river.  What other company in the world updates your product (iPhone, iPod touch) periodically for free?  None   I truly love my iPhone, and it only gets better with new updates.  In June there will be an update that will allow third party apps and downloads available to your phone or ipod touch, for free.  So who cares that you broke your product and have to pay for the repair.
Mar 10 2008 3:55PM
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skiizy
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you are definately missing my point that they are way overcharging for this repair
Mar 10 2008 3:57PM
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Schmidnj
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Every company overcharges for repair douchbag.  Phone companies especially.  Suck it up.
Mar 10 2008 4:00PM
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skiblandford
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its your fault
Mar 10 2008 4:06PM
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lushlaxstr
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your own fault
Mar 10 2008 4:22PM
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RICK_ROSS
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he isn't asian, right?
Mar 10 2008 4:23PM
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Microcosm
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dude, I'm not even a fan of apple but you're being ridiculous.
Mar 10 2008 4:27PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/09/18/fix-a-cracked-iphone-screen-on-the-cheap

The screen on an iPhone costs about 30 bucks (estimate from iSuppli). Then theres shipping. 10 bucks both ways maybe so like 20 bucks. Then probably an hour of labor so theres another 20 bucks. So yeah they charge quite a premium but its not different than any other repair. An oil change costs what, 10 dollars to do on your own? If you have someone do it at a shop its 20-30 dollars. How much does best buy charge to remove spyware from computers? 60 dollars? How much does it cost to do on your own? Free.

I know you're pissed that you stepped on your iPod but it isn't Apple's fault.
Mar 10 2008 4:30PM
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396222687862
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haha, my friends jumped off a bed and cracked, said hes gotta pay 400
Mar 10 2008 4:31PM
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spere
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bahaha
Mar 10 2008 4:32PM
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BMB
Posts: 3138 - Karma: 232
you fucking suck!
Mar 10 2008 4:45PM
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freestyler540
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well done


Mar 10 2008 5:40PM
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DYFI
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Agreed.  Apple is a very reliable company, who sometimes makes some shitty components but a cracked screen is not their own fault.  If you are that upset at your own actions then i suggest you go invest in another company.
Mar 10 2008 6:22PM
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Ryno
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its a simple process...you dont need to be an ubernerd to do it
Mar 10 2008 6:26PM
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ryankachel
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APPLE... owns... wut is this world without ipods and macbooks
Mar 10 2008 6:40PM
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Ericpbp
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sorry to be rude but Microsoft did it before(i think) apple did with the Zune.  Any many companies release free firmwares
Mar 10 2008 6:41PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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The ipod touch update actually costs 20 dollars...
Mar 10 2008 6:46PM
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Xave
Posts: 2672 - Karma: 18
Everyone takes advantage of people's lack of ability to do work.
Proof:
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Mar 10 2008 6:59PM
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EL_FINRE
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you should just not step on your itouch next time
Mar 10 2008 7:03PM
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StanMcStanson
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Well with Microsoft, I got an Xbox 360, it broke in about 8 months with the three red rings of death. they warrantied it, and gave me a new on for free. 2 months later, that one breaks as well, right before I'm going to sell it. They won't warranty it because I already got one on warranty, so I have to pay 100 bucks.  Also, there was a 3 month layover at Microsoft when I sent my first one to them, and they said  3-6 weeks total. in any event, Microsoft has lost all of my respect (not that it had that much to begin with....)
Mar 10 2008 7:04PM
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Static
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that's bullshit you have to pay for the second warranty, they should offer you a full refund if you don't want to pay. But every companys warranty sucks, applecare sucks, vehicle warrantys are a rip off. 
OP, seriously, you steped on your ipod, just be happy they can even repair it. Iphones arn't that great either, edge is spotty as fuck, the maps function only works half the time, you can't fit a regualr headphone jack into it, you can't play videos back to back, the AVout cable is $50, the screen only flips for typing in safari, there's no flash in safari, you can't download images/video/music/anything to it wirelessly. But this thread isn't about why my iphone is only half as cool as it could be.
Mar 10 2008 7:21PM
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skiizy
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you think? lol, hopefully the sale i'm putting up tonight will get me enough cash to get a new ipod
Mar 10 2008 8:09PM
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eheath
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This is a joke right? You're a fucking greedy asshole who needs to grow the fuck up.
Mar 10 2008 8:11PM
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RockandRollTroll
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If you second 360 you got was within three months of it being shipped from the facility, your actually still under warranty. You can pay like 100$ anytime within those 3 months to put that 360 on a no questions asked warranty for three years.
Mar 10 2008 8:15PM
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Static
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that's still weak as fuck. He payed for a working Xbox 360.
Mar 10 2008 8:18PM
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Tucks
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Yea that blows
Mar 10 2008 8:31PM
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kelllle
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oh that blows! id be helllllla pissed too
Mar 11 2008 12:12AM
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StanMcStanson
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Damn should have gone with that...I already shipped it and payed $100. But as soon as I get the new one, I'm planning on selling it, and it comes with a 1-year warranty.  Pretty much I just had to take off $100 bucks of the profit I'm going to make by selling it. It's still pretty weak though.
Mar 11 2008 6:43AM
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bigolrig
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i could see that your pissed, you stepped on it, yeah its gonna cost a ton to fix it if you dont do it your self, but if it was a zune how fucked would you be? apples warrentys kick microsofts ass any day.
i broke i pods like nuts, dropping them then the hard drive going kaput, no questions asked no money took it, and gave me a new one. and i its also bad that an apple can run vista better than its own company's computers.
Mar 11 2008 7:01AM
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Pklink04
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by reading this it seems you are implying that companies try to make profit, can anyone confirm that this is true, i thought they just gave shit away for free
Mar 11 2008 8:28AM
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gordie.
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dude did u pay the like extra 20 bucks for the full 3 year warranty? cause then it shouldnt cost anything
Mar 11 2008 9:26AM
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Alex_thedroog
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haha, there is this thing called responsibility

apple does not suck, you do
Mar 11 2008 1:07PM
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uni-corn
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HOLY SHIT!! I thought that this 'profit' thing was an idea of the FUTURE!!1


Next time, take better care of your stuff, thread creator.
Mar 11 2008 1:11PM
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beer.
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heres why apple sucks.  my ipod video broke 1 month after the warranty expired.  it can operate fine, but there is no sound.  how did it break, you might ask?  beats me, it worked one night, and when i tried it the next day it was acting up.

150 to repair their mistake in designing a shitty product?  no way
Mar 11 2008 2:33PM
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TechnoPotamus
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i just switched to an apple after having a PC laptop for the past 4 years.   Apple fucking PWNS PCs without any doubt.   for those of you who haven't switched i'd highly recommend it
Mar 11 2008 3:57PM
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VT_scratch
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zune!
Mar 11 2008 4:00PM
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skiizy
Posts: 2137 - Karma: 16

acyually its 60, and it still doesnt cover it, it covers factory defects, only for 2 years though not 3

Mar 13 2008 9:46PM
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Bean_Slc
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my ipod touch fell from two fucking feet and the glass on the screen cracked. i can still see the screen and touch it its not like a normal screen break cus the actual screen didnt break just the protective casing. But went to the apple store and it will cost me 350 to replace it, thats bullshit its a peice of glass it should cost like 10 dolars but they said oh no we dont replace hte glass we only do full screen replacement
moral- buy a zune
Mar 13 2008 9:56PM
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RICK_ROSS
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i have three broken ipods if someone wonts to buy them.
ipods last like 2 years at best.
Mar 13 2008 10:28PM
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mackinnon
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keeping your ipod touch in your pocket isn't the best idea...let alone any ipod, especially if you don't have it in a protection case. still sucks though
Mar 13 2008 10:55PM
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popNfresh44
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yeah i agree apple sucks ass, overpriced and designed to break
Mar 13 2008 11:30PM
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jason...
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buy a shuffle, then u wont have a screen to step on
Mar 14 2008 1:54AM
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cobra_commander
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your definitely missing the point that you were the one that dropped it and you were the one that stepped on it.

As for the charge on the repair they probably have UPS do it.
Pay UPS $10 to ship it to where ever it will be fixed
Parts: at least $30 for the screen like previously mentioned, then they probly added $20 to cover any parts that might also be broken.
Pay UPS to fix it, my guess is it will take around 2 hours and at $20 an hour your looking at another $40
Then Another $10 to have UPS ship it back.
So estimate at: $110 cost. Companies do try and discourage people getting their stuff fixed by them since it decreases sales and is a general nussence  (why they probably use a third party like UPS) so thats why they will charge you more then it costs them and they are a company, it is a service they offer and they need to make a profit.
Mar 14 2008 3:26AM
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mmallender.
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unless I am mistaken, apple has been selling ipods for much longer than microsoft has been selling zunes, and apple has been giving free updates on itunes for your ipod. Therefore, Apple has been giving free updates much longer than microsoft has for their zunes.
Mar 14 2008 4:36PM
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b-kul
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apple is so sick, they always leave other companies playing catch-up. of course apple is gonna charge you big for a new screen, its like taking a shirt back and being like "uhhh, i stained this, can i have another?"
Mar 14 2008 7:29PM
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