Is there a phone out there with a soldered battery? How about a laptop? Maybe a flashlight...? for all of yea Apple lovers this is the direct result of iPod which propagated this with the hidden battery money grab. Now, it would be nice to accuse MSFT with another bad thing except Apple was the one that started this freaging trend.
Yes, one can say that this is just to get more money in servicing, but then it also does make the device slimmer. I believe some of the exisiting uberslim phones have a fixed battery compartment too. Hopefully it won't be long until we get some proper high-capacity batteries.
Oh, and I do have a credit card sized flashlight with a fixed battery. :D
The iPod has the same issue. I'd like Microsoft come out with a Zune that has a replaceable battery. iPod fans have been rightfully compaining about that issue, so if Microsoft came out with a product where you could replace the battery, they would have to give them props.
And NO MATTER WHAT, everyone still buys them: 'I gotta have one'.
Maybe stops your gadget addiction long enough to REFUSE to buy one? In front of other customers, TELL the store clerk these are garbage? Tell your friends that the Apple-ism is unwanted?
The only OTHER way to make your desires known is to hammer the customer satisfaction survey comment boxes (but M$ doesn't usually allow comments - they invented the 'Microsoftian' survey)
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Is there a phone out there with a soldered battery?
How about a laptop?
Maybe a flashlight...?
for all of yea Apple lovers this is the direct result of iPod which propagated this with the hidden battery money grab.
Now, it would be nice to accuse MSFT with another bad thing except Apple was the one that started this freaging trend.
Yes, one can say that this is just to get more money in servicing, but then it also does make the device slimmer. I believe some of the exisiting uberslim phones have a fixed battery compartment too. Hopefully it won't be long until we get some proper high-capacity batteries.
Oh, and I do have a credit card sized flashlight with a fixed battery. :D
The iPod has the same issue. I'd like Microsoft come out with a Zune that has a replaceable battery. iPod fans have been rightfully compaining about that issue, so if Microsoft came out with a product where you could replace the battery, they would have to give them props.
"Is there a phone out there with a soldered battery?"
Yes.
http://www.samsung.com/ph/products/gsm/gsm/sgh_f300.asp
And NO MATTER WHAT, everyone still buys them: 'I gotta have one'.
Maybe stops your gadget addiction long enough to REFUSE to buy one? In front of other customers, TELL the store clerk these are garbage? Tell your friends that the Apple-ism is unwanted?
The only OTHER way to make your desires known is to hammer the customer satisfaction survey comment boxes (but M$ doesn't usually allow comments - they invented the 'Microsoftian' survey)