iLounge

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“It is sad that it took a website and a lot of publicity before they finally investigated”

No, the SADDEST part is that someone was bitter enough to create a website and blow an issue out of proportion.  Next time, call Applecare or visit your Apple Retail Store for help.

Posted by bobby on September 28, 2005 at 8:14 AM (PDT)

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Easy there, fanboy.

Posted by pod-e-mouth on September 28, 2005 at 8:46 AM (PDT)

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Yeah I was clipping my toenails using a Conair toenail clipper and I started bleeding after I clipped one of my toenails.  I should have DontBuyConairNailClippersIfYouWantToLive.com registered an online earlier next week.

Posted by Ben on September 28, 2005 at 9:06 AM (PDT)

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Gees, my 3rd gen iPod got scratched the first day I had it, and sure I was sad, but I didn’t make a damned website about it and call the iPod a bad MP3 player, it does what it’s suppose to do and that’s the point.  Come on people, it’s just an MP3 player, and they do get scratched, so get…....over,,,,,,,it!!!

Posted by matrixsjd on September 28, 2005 at 9:27 AM (PDT)

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“Easy there, fanboy.”

It don’t think it takes a fan-boy to think this guy went a little too far…

As for ‘fan boys’ we’re all fan boys at heart.  Why else are we reading an iPod enthusiest website?

Posted by bobby on September 28, 2005 at 9:28 AM (PDT)

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No, we’re not all fanboys. Those of you bashing him with no idea of the situation sure are, though.

This guy’s website was not about scratches but about the screen spontaneously cracking. He was moved to create the website after Apple refused to replace his defective nano and accused him of breaking through abuse.

He tried the proper channels and was refused so he went the only route that works short of a lawsuit: he generated bad press.

Whether he’s a jerk or not is immaterial, he got burned by Apple, he made Apple suffer for blowing him off. I applaud the result.

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on September 28, 2005 at 9:52 AM (PDT)

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I’m with Code Monkey and pod-e-mouth on this one. It’s clear that there are plenty of you who will never believe that Apple can ever do anything wrong, even when they admit it themselves.  Peterson’s website, if for nothing else, shows the potential for the power of the internet when all ‘official’ channels fail or when complaints seemingly fall on deaf ears.  If he was just one ‘loon’ ranting out there by his lonesome, then his site would’ve died a whimpering death. But since he got results, it’s evident to me that there were considerably more than just one or two whiners out there with significant enough beefs over the quality—or lack thereof—of the current nano design.

Makes ME feel really good that we’ve already bought TWO of the bloody things…(r’member, r’member…no puttie en de pants pockie…jah, mon)

Posted by flatline response on September 28, 2005 at 11:38 AM (PDT)

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Very few companies replace products if the LCD screen is broken,  One of my nintendo DS’s LCD screens broke ( I don’t even know how, I hadn’t been using the thing in a few months) and when I sent it in I had to pay to have it fixed, I mean I didn’t go and make a website saying how “unfair” and crap Nintendo is….So it’s not like apple’s the only company that does it. So get over it

Posted by matrixsjd on September 28, 2005 at 4:45 PM (PDT)

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What is sad is that stupid rip off company who can’t come up with an original design.

Posted by Sam on September 28, 2005 at 7:37 PM (PDT)

10

Peterson flatters himself with his claims that Apple addressed the issue because of his website.

Posted by m.s. on September 29, 2005 at 2:32 AM (PDT)

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<b>most people are jealous of other people’s accomplishment..

Posted by iJay on September 29, 2005 at 4:59 AM (PDT)

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“It is sad that it took a website and a lot of publicity before they finally investigated”

Right, because all of this…

1. Apple noting customer reports and investigating
2. Apple verifying that it’s a recurring problem
3. Apple tracking the problem to the supplier
4. Apple addressing the problem with the supplier
5. Apple making a statement about the result

...only happened after YOUR web site took the world by strom. Apple’s process wasn’t in motion before that, it happened all overnight thanks to you. I think not

Posted by Nagromme on September 29, 2005 at 10:08 AM (PDT)

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and some people will write non-sense because of jealousy.

Posted by iJay on September 29, 2005 at 11:38 AM (PDT)

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sound advice:
http://www.i4u.com/article4294.html

Posted by iJay on September 29, 2005 at 1:02 PM (PDT)

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“and some people will write non-sense because of jealousy”

And some people are complete idiots…

Posted by Code Monkey in Midstate New York on September 29, 2005 at 3:10 PM (PDT)

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“What is sad is that stupid rip off company who can’t come up with an original design.”

If by sad you mean hilariously amusing, I whole-heartedly agree.

Posted by catboy17 on September 29, 2005 at 3:31 PM (PDT)

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And some people are complete idiots

i could not agree more…

Posted by iJay on September 29, 2005 at 3:51 PM (PDT)

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“It is sad that it took a website and a lot of publicity before they finally investigated�

Right, because all of this…

1. Apple noting customer reports and investigating
2. Apple verifying that it’s a recurring problem
3. Apple tracking the problem to the supplier
4. Apple addressing the problem with the supplier
5. Apple making a statement about the result

...only happened after YOUR web site took the world by strom. Apple’s process wasn’t in motion before that, it happened all overnight thanks to you. I think not

Before my website Apple was very firm that they will not replace LCD’s on anything. It’s true most companies won’t, but when the LCD is faulty they need to address it. No, I don’t think any of this would have happened by Apple on it’s own. One only needs to look at the history of Apple addressing problems with it’s hardware. Can you really look at the iBook logic board problem and the ipod battery settlement and tell me that you know for a fact Apple was going to admit this on their own? You are more ignorant then I ever imagined a human being could be and still use a keyboard. Well when your Nano breaks and you get a new one you can thank my effrorts.

Posted by Matthew Peterson on October 6, 2005 at 5:13 PM (PDT)