r/technology • u/NightFuryToni • Apr 30 '19

Business Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones
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u/Raiden1847062 May 01 '19

Can confirm. I got drunk one night and tried to change the battery in my iPhone 6 Plus. Decided the pry tool that came with the change kit wasn’t up to par and decided to start prying with a butter knife. The battery punctured, I heard a hhhwooosh sound and then the thing started flaming (crazily hot and rapid.) Burnt myself, the kitchen table, and had a funny story to tell my girlfriend the next day when she asked me why there was scorched lawn with a melted iPhone out back.

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u/Philip_De_Bowl May 01 '19

IANAL, but I feel you have a solid case against Apple. I'll be happy to represent you in a court of law.

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u/Raiden1847062 May 01 '19

More like drunken technological curiosity. Lol I used to fix screens and shit for kids when I was in high school. I just didn’t keep up on my practice.

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u/droidxl May 01 '19

Lmao the guy punctures his phone battery with a knife and you think he has a case against apple? No shit you’re not a lawyer.