▲ 158 ▼ Apple Explains Why It Won’t Make iPhones With Replaceable Batteries (www.inverse.com) submitted 3 years ago by doctorcherry@lemmy.ml to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world 158 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago (2 children) Isn't all damage accidental? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WaLLy3K@infosec.pub 6 points 3 years ago Since Apple make no distinction between "malicious damage" and "accidental damage", then everything is called accidental. However, there are times where accidental damage is covered under warranty (or rather, a "service program") when there's an issue that's widespread enough that is attributed to a manufacture or design defect -- the warping of the plastic on the bottom of the Late 2009 Macbook comes to mind. permalink fedilink source parent [–] qarbone@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Nah, an overbearing parent smashing a phone to "teach them a lesson" isn't an "accident" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WaLLy3K@infosec.pub 6 points 3 years ago Since Apple make no distinction between "malicious damage" and "accidental damage", then everything is called accidental. However, there are times where accidental damage is covered under warranty (or rather, a "service program") when there's an issue that's widespread enough that is attributed to a manufacture or design defect -- the warping of the plastic on the bottom of the Late 2009 Macbook comes to mind. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago Nah, an overbearing parent smashing a phone to "teach them a lesson" isn't an "accident" permalink fedilink source parent