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Article #475Re: Consumer Reports: iPhone 4 - Not recommended
From: John Navas
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:45
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On Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:01:02 -0700, in <4c3c8db9$0$22138$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote: >On 13/07/10 8:41 AM, John Slade wrote: > >> I agree. Apple tries to keep the image that their products are better by >> design. This was actually true years ago. I remember an Apple user who >> was clueless who told me that Apple computers are "engineered" when >> computers from other companies are not. > >In some cases that's true. I.e. Apple uses the same king of magnetic >power cord latch for their laptops that my Zojirushi hot water boiler >uses--if you trip over the cord it releases, it doesn't drag the >computer to the floor or destroy the power jack on the computer. It's a >little thing that costs little to implement, but it's thoughtful >engineering. The same sort of thoughtful engineering that created the iPhone 4 antenna, cracked Mac cases, exploding batteries, fanless computers that overheat, etc? The magnetic power cord catch is actually a cute solution looking for a real problem to solve, with cons to offset the pros. -- John "Never argue with an idiot. He'll drag you down to his level and then beat you with experience." -Dr. Alan Zimmerman
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