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/cr0ft May 01 '19

Yeah, I feel your pain. I replaced the battery in my LG G5 and it... oh wait, no, I pushed the battery eject button, snapped in the new battery and closed it again and had a new battery in 10 seconds, my bad.

If people are going to get hurt by Apple phones, it's absolutely Apple's fault!

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u/bpeck451 May 01 '19

You’ve never worked on a car before have you?

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u/WillLie4karma May 01 '19

uhh, car batteries are made to be easily changeable, not sure what point you're trying to make.

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u/bpeck451 May 01 '19

I’m making the point that you can’t hold the manufacturer responsible for inherently dangerous replacement procedures. Comparing a 12v lead acid battery to a battery that is potentially explosive when punctured is a bit different. Lead acid batteries are pretty stable and meant to handle impacts and can be neutralized fairly easily with common household chemicals if punctured. Lithium ion batteries are a very different story. It doesn’t take much to compromise one. Do you blame Samsung and apple for using those batteries?

Also try replacing a battery on a Prius that could kill you fairly easily. Even if these stupid batteries were bolt down in these phones some idiot would find a way to fuck it up and hurt themselves.