Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: The not-so-Evil Empire, in reply to JonathanM,
There’s a number of related issues here which are clouding things slightly.
You're right. Thanks for outlining them.
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Hard News: Who'd have thought?, in reply to Rob Stowell,
Your impression corresponds 100% with mine. People tried.
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Hard News: The not-so-Evil Empire, in reply to Brian Fairchild,
Brian, I appreciate you coming here. Thanks.
But are you saying this began with a billing dispute? That might make things a bit different.
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Hard News: The not-so-Evil Empire, in reply to Peter Graham,
In what way is that not true of the computer industry? There is plenty of 3rd-party iPhone servicing, for example.
And I have a choice of vendors for RAM, storage, monitors, optical drives, peripherals etc, on my iMac. Even the notorious Apple tax on cables and adapters is easing a bit. But, no, I can't build a Mac from parts without hacking. Given that Apple still makes the bulk of its money selling hardware, I don't expect this to change.
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Hard News: The not-so-Evil Empire, in reply to Tamara,
By the way, I suspect with the cooling off period he may have been thinking of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (phew). Statutorily mandated cooling-off period.
I think that's what I was thinking of too.
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Hard News: The not-so-Evil Empire, in reply to Tamara,
I also see some of the problem. I agree that it’s a raw deal if you have to keep accepting new T & Cs that may be unreasonable just so you can keep using the expensive device you bought.
I can see that's an issue: if service conditions change in a way that's a showstopper for you, declining the new conditions is going to limit your future use of your device.
But I genuinely can't understand Brian's refusal of a term that does no more than oblige him to pay for something he's bought -- especially when his own correspondence from Apple demonstrates that they will refund a purchase if you say it was made in error.
What is the actual problem here?
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Hard News: OGB Update, in reply to Lilith __,
<Auckland envy>
<Christchurch guilt>
I have solemnly promised to get down to Christchurch -- the February quake pre-empted what was to have been the first Christchurch Great Blend last year -- but we kind of have to wait until it works for the sponsor.
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Meanwhile, actual tweets. Take that, atheists!
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Hard News: Higgs Live!, in reply to Keir Leslie,
The real problems here are around visual noise and clutter, which have very little to do with type choices.
Agreed.
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