Thats not a fix. Thats more like a hack job for a major flaw. Palm might as well use duct tape, or stacked pieces of paper, or some styrofoam bits. What a completely unprofessional fix to a major issue. What do you expect from a company that hacks and leeches its way into iTunes simply because Palm is too lazy and cheap to build their own system to manage media.
A small piece of foam that isnt even visible when the battery is on is WAY more discrete than duct tape, lol.
And what do YOU suggest for a "fix"? Hmm? Probably to slap an Apple logo onto it? Make the battery non-removable?
Additionally, how can you criticize the foam strip if you dont even know if it improved the situation or not? Wait until you hear people saying "This piece of foam didn't work!!!" before you start bitching.
My point is valid. Heat can minimize the adhesion strength and could loosen this piece of a hack job from its position. It's a hack job, typical of Palm.
Oh yes... The Pre will get so hot (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/are-iphones-burning-up-in-the-infernos-of-processor-overtaxation/) that it will cause that foam piece's adhesive to lose it's tack and will shift- because we all know that the foam piece is heavy enough to shift under that situation, right? Hell, spit would hold that in place no problem- and all those moving parts... Who knows? Maybe it could shift, or loosen this "piece of hack job" because of all those moving parts, right? Oh...
Jubei, stop trying to shit on everything when your beloved iPhone is experiencing far worse issues.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
My point is valid. Palm has been forced to fix a valid design failure. Rather than fix it properly, a fix has been publicly proven. A fix akin to using duct tape to hold up your GM built car from falling apart. Unlike unsubstantiated FUD, this Palm defect is valid, as well as the hack job implemented to supposedly fix the known issue.
No, they weren't forced to fix anything. This battery issue could have been easily fixed by the consumer. It's nothing at all like the exploding iPod/iPhone batteries or the iPhones getting hot and cracking the case/screen. It's a small "glitch" that is barely an issue at all.
My family owns many GM vehicles. My 1978 GMC K15, my brother's 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6, my dad's 1972 Buick Gran Sport, 1970 Buick Riviera, 1988 Corvette C4, 1994 Chevrolet Suburban, my mother's 2004 Chevrolet 2500 HD with the Duramax diesel, my uncle's 2005 GMC Denali XLT, and 1998 Corvette C5. Never had a single problem with any of those vehicles, aside from my truck simply because of the abuse I put it through, but even then, it's never required any major work to date (in the 6 years that I've owned it). How many GM vehicles have you owned or driven? I've driven all the ones I just listed off, and as I said before, not a single problem with any of them, and none of them are falling apart or have shown any signs of falling apart. Did you know that there are more American cars and trucks, GM in particular, to reach the 1,000,000 mile mark than any company from any other country? But that's another topic- one that you very foolishly brought up here and simply makes you look like a moron.
Care to destroy your credibility further? Well... That's a dumb question... You never had any to begin with.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
LOL... Gosh your buttons are so easy to push... haha... rather than debate properly its easy to manipulate you into going off on a tangent (GM). Ahaha...
No, I didn't go off on a tangent- I merely informed you of my vast experience with GM vehicles, and that the bullshit you're trying to push (that they fall apart or are of subpar quality) is just that- bullshit. Stick to being an Apple shill, because you know absolutely nothing about the automotive world.
And what's your idea of debating properly? I want to know, because every time I make you look like a fool you go on about not debating properly.
You might be surprised how many (read: most) companies put a piece of foam in their battery compartment to hold the battery in place. I'd bet that the iPhone has some foam holding the battery in place, but it's a guess. I don't mind being proved wrong, I just know that every device I've ever owned had foam to hold the battery in place.
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Thats not a fix. Thats more like a hack job for a major flaw. Palm might as well use duct tape, or stacked pieces of paper, or some styrofoam bits. What a completely unprofessional fix to a major issue. What do you expect from a company that hacks and leeches its way into iTunes simply because Palm is too lazy and cheap to build their own system to manage media.
A small piece of foam that isnt even visible when the battery is on is WAY more discrete than duct tape, lol.
And what do YOU suggest for a "fix"? Hmm? Probably to slap an Apple logo onto it? Make the battery non-removable?
Additionally, how can you criticize the foam strip if you dont even know if it improved the situation or not? Wait until you hear people saying "This piece of foam didn't work!!!" before you start bitching.
My point is valid. Heat can minimize the adhesion strength and could loosen this piece of a hack job from its position. It's a hack job, typical of Palm.
I am an Apple fanboy, and even I want to smack this tard
Oh yes... The Pre will get so hot (http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/06/are-iphones-burning-up-in-the-infernos-of-processor-overtaxation/) that it will cause that foam piece's adhesive to lose it's tack and will shift- because we all know that the foam piece is heavy enough to shift under that situation, right? Hell, spit would hold that in place no problem- and all those moving parts... Who knows? Maybe it could shift, or loosen this "piece of hack job" because of all those moving parts, right? Oh...
Jubei, stop trying to shit on everything when your beloved iPhone is experiencing far worse issues.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
My point is valid. Palm has been forced to fix a valid design failure. Rather than fix it properly, a fix has been publicly proven. A fix akin to using duct tape to hold up your GM built car from falling apart. Unlike unsubstantiated FUD, this Palm defect is valid, as well as the hack job implemented to supposedly fix the known issue.
No, they weren't forced to fix anything. This battery issue could have been easily fixed by the consumer. It's nothing at all like the exploding iPod/iPhone batteries or the iPhones getting hot and cracking the case/screen. It's a small "glitch" that is barely an issue at all.
My family owns many GM vehicles. My 1978 GMC K15, my brother's 2000 Pontiac Trans Am WS6, my dad's 1972 Buick Gran Sport, 1970 Buick Riviera, 1988 Corvette C4, 1994 Chevrolet Suburban, my mother's 2004 Chevrolet 2500 HD with the Duramax diesel, my uncle's 2005 GMC Denali XLT, and 1998 Corvette C5. Never had a single problem with any of those vehicles, aside from my truck simply because of the abuse I put it through, but even then, it's never required any major work to date (in the 6 years that I've owned it). How many GM vehicles have you owned or driven? I've driven all the ones I just listed off, and as I said before, not a single problem with any of them, and none of them are falling apart or have shown any signs of falling apart. Did you know that there are more American cars and trucks, GM in particular, to reach the 1,000,000 mile mark than any company from any other country? But that's another topic- one that you very foolishly brought up here and simply makes you look like a moron.
Care to destroy your credibility further? Well... That's a dumb question... You never had any to begin with.
@Mr Clickerson, who used to be Zues God, but no more how sad. = FAIL!!!
LOL... Gosh your buttons are so easy to push... haha... rather than debate properly its easy to manipulate you into going off on a tangent (GM). Ahaha...
No, I didn't go off on a tangent- I merely informed you of my vast experience with GM vehicles, and that the bullshit you're trying to push (that they fall apart or are of subpar quality) is just that- bullshit. Stick to being an Apple shill, because you know absolutely nothing about the automotive world.
And what's your idea of debating properly? I want to know, because every time I make you look like a fool you go on about not debating properly.
You might be surprised how many (read: most) companies put a piece of foam in their battery compartment to hold the battery in place. I'd bet that the iPhone has some foam holding the battery in place, but it's a guess. I don't mind being proved wrong, I just know that every device I've ever owned had foam to hold the battery in place.