The percentage of electronics at the end of their lives which were recycled.
The EPA found that the percentage remained consistent from 1999-2005. Even as recycling rates went up, the amount of electronics reaching end of life outpaced the increase, leaving the figure static. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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David: I agree with you. My analogy of this was if you bought and car and cut the roof off to put a custom covertable top on it, you can't sue the car maker if your roof leaks. This is ridiculous. Anyone with half a brain (which may be case of these iphone users) knows that phone unlocking is a shady prospect and they should deal with the risks. I hate the lawsuit happy f**kers in this country. Next time, buy an unsubsidized, unlocked phone next time. Dumbasses.
I think you missed what David was saying... Re-read his comment. He has a valid point.
If Apple weren't so focused on re-locking the phones maybe they wouldn't have bricked some innocent ones.
Shane. You are correct. Thanks for pointing that out. I did misread his comment.
I just don't understand if all of you hate Apple and it's policies then why purchase their products? Again, this county is lawsuit crazy and it's driving it into the ground. If you really want to send Apple a message, buy a different phone.
In this case, these people aren't being "lawsuit crazy," although many of the previous ones were. As you said, if these people modify their phones and expect for Apple to run to their rescue when things go wrong, then they deserve whatever happens. However, when they modify their phones and the company releases an update (AND WITHOUT WARNING) that damages the phone and blames it on the people for wanting the most out of their ~half a grand handset, their is definitely something fishy about this and AT&T are Apple should be held accountable.
In this case, these people aren't being "lawsuit crazy," although many of the previous ones were. As you said, if these people modify their phones and expect for Apple to run to their rescue when things go wrong, then they deserve whatever happens. However, when they modify their phones and the company releases an update (AND WITHOUT WARNING) that damages the phone and blames it on the people for wanting the most out of their ~half a grand handset, their is definitely something fishy about this and AT&T are Apple should be held accountable.
How are they lawsuit happy? I mean, your example is right. If they modify their device, it's their fault if things go sour. However, if you take it a step further, they modify their device and in using the phone as the manufacturer suggests (i.e.: installing the update) their phones are iBricked. It was done in a very sneaky way, these people paid around HALF A GRAND for a device and now they're being told how to use it?
If a company purposely voids customers' warranties, they should be punished accordingly.
Yeah, sorry about the triple post. Ignore the latter two. It seems that I had a computer trouble
....probably Apple's fault...I'm suin'!