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dfusion2000@... wrote:

>Yeah, it sucks to know the battery will crap out.  But Apple will 
>fix it for free if it happens in a year or you can buy an extended 
>warranty.  Honestly though, I think after a few years most people 
>will buy a new one, like getting a new cell phone.  Their becoming 
>commodity (cell phones AND mp3 players).

The point of the article in the link was that Apple originally did not
offer  replacement batteries. The guy at the centre of the story was amazed
and disgusted that they just wanted him to junk the unit and buy another.
He and his brother then applied a little pressure through the multimedia
dramatisation they created and,  lo and behold, Apple came up with a change
in policy. NOW they do offer a battery replacement scheme.