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The_Pope · 29th Sep 2005, 12:37

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2005/09...ked_ipod_nano/

The_Pope · 29th Sep 2005, 12:40

I think the fact that the customer won out in the end is important, but I'm less keen on the fact that we had to strong-arm Apple in order to get them to own up to the dodgy design.

The fact that the earliest people affected were initially told "to buy another iPod" was just unforgiveable. Power To The People!

Flibblebot · 29th Sep 2005, 12:56

But this only relates to people who have Nano's where the screens have *broken*.
Apple are still not admitting that the ease of scratching a screen is an issue: they're telling people to go out and buy a protective case instead

LoneArchon · 29th Sep 2005, 13:22

One guy i work with had his screen crack after 4 days of ownership. He had it in his pocket and then when pulled it out it was broke. It happen a day before they release this news. It is funny that before this you would need to shell out $145 to a 3rd party to fix a $200 Ipod.

boggsi · 29th Sep 2005, 13:32

anyone checked FlawedMusicPlayer.com, he took down his site.

Genuine integrity or backhanders?

The_Pope · 29th Sep 2005, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by boggsi

anyone checked FlawedMusicPlayer.com, he took down his site.

Genuine integrity or backhanders?

Hard to say - I read of .Mac-hosted stuff being mysteriously removed...

I'm inclined to believe he did it out of genuine integrity, or at the very least, decide to comply if Apple asked him to take it down (if he was a rebel, he could've left it up there). He says several times that he likes Apple & Apple products in general, and being blamed for stock price drops isn't something that most people would be comfortable with resting on their shoulders.

I can tell you one thing - it was a pain in the ass for me, because I couldn't find any photos of cracked iPods to use for this story

JtR · 29th Sep 2005, 22:43

I have two and both are scratched real bad after one day of use. They have been sitting on my shelf for weeks out of fear of destroying them. There are 4 Apple stores here in Chicago and at each one every single nano is incredibly scratched. To the point where you cannot read the text.

.1% of what?

JtR · 29th Sep 2005, 22:47

would have been to push back the release date or admit it up front. On day one of the release I fell for the "Oh... it has been banging against my keys in my pocket all day" excuse when I asked why the sales associate's was all scratched up.

The_Pope · 30th Sep 2005, 01:04

Surface scratches are, unfortunately, a different issue. That's down to Apple's obsession with Fashion over Function. The warranty issue is when the LCD screen physically cracks in half

I'm kinda glad I didn't give in to temptation and buy one in Seattle the other week. Proves that being an early adopter isn't without its pitfalls.

Scralatchtica824 · 30th Sep 2005, 15:26

Good thing because I'm a victim.

brokennano · 8th Oct 2005, 02:09

I've only had the Nano for 12 days and I woke up this morning and when I went to my desk where my iPod had been all night, I noticed a huge crack in the LCD screen!

I went to brokennano . com so I'm glad things will get taken care of!

29th Sep 2005, 12:37	#1
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29th Sep 2005, 12:56	#3
Flibblebot Free from artificial flavourings Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Right here, right now Posts: 2,229	But this only relates to people who have Nano's where the screens have broken. Apple are still not admitting that the ease of scratching a screen is an issue: they're telling people to go out and buy a protective case instead __________________ My uber-system: 66Mhz 486DX2, 8Mb RAM, 20Mb hard drive, 256 colour VGA adaptor (goes all the way up to 800x600!), keyboard AND serial mouse

29th Sep 2005, 13:22	#4
LoneArchon Supermodder Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waldorf,MD Posts: 422	One guy i work with had his screen crack after 4 days of ownership. He had it in his pocket and then when pulled it out it was broke. It happen a day before they release this news. It is funny that before this you would need to shell out $145 to a 3rd party to fix a $200 Ipod. __________________ .:NEED MORE ENERGY:. A64 x2 4800+/eVGA Geforce 8800gtx with dangerden Water Block/2GB Corsair 3200/250gb Western Digital/Asus A8N32-Sli Deluxe/24" Acer LCD

29th Sep 2005, 22:43	#7
JtR What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	.1%?? I have two and both are scratched real bad after one day of use. They have been sitting on my shelf for weeks out of fear of destroying them. There are 4 Apple stores here in Chicago and at each one every single nano is incredibly scratched. To the point where you cannot read the text. .1% of what?

29th Sep 2005, 22:47	#8
JtR What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2	The right thing... would have been to push back the release date or admit it up front. On day one of the release I fell for the "Oh... it has been banging against my keys in my pocket all day" excuse when I asked why the sales associate's was all scratched up.

29th Sep 2005, 12:40	#2
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	I think the fact that the customer won out in the end is important, but I'm less keen on the fact that we had to strong-arm Apple in order to get them to own up to the dodgy design. The fact that the earliest people affected were initially told "to buy another iPod" was just unforgiveable. Power To The People!

29th Sep 2005, 13:32	#5
boggsi Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 105	anyone checked FlawedMusicPlayer.com, he took down his site. Genuine integrity or backhanders?

30th Sep 2005, 01:04	#9
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Surface scratches are, unfortunately, a different issue. That's down to Apple's obsession with Fashion over Function. The warranty issue is when the LCD screen physically cracks in half I'm kinda glad I didn't give in to temptation and buy one in Seattle the other week. Proves that being an early adopter isn't without its pitfalls.

30th Sep 2005, 15:26	#10
Scralatchtica824 What's a Dremel? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: US, NY Posts: 5	Good thing because I'm a victim.

8th Oct 2005, 02:09	#11
brokennano What's a Dremel? Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: san diego Posts: 1	Cracked Nano Screen I've only had the Nano for 12 days and I woke up this morning and when I went to my desk where my iPod had been all night, I noticed a huge crack in the LCD screen! I went to brokennano . com so I'm glad things will get taken care of!