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    • S
      Snowy
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      Organizations. All companies/orgs, have an obligation to make as much profit and pay as little tax as possible. They are bound to do as such by their shareholders. It's not an Apple thing.

      Read the wiki on Double Irish arrangements;
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement

      Major companies known to employ the double Irish strategy are:
      Abbott Laboratories[10][11]
      Adobe Systems[12]
      Apple Inc.[2]
      Eli Lilly and Company[12]
      Facebook[8]
      Forest Laboratories[12]
      General Electric[8]
      Google[12][8][13]
      IBM[14]
      Johnson & Johnson[8]
      Microsoft[12]
      Oracle Corp.[12]
      Pfizer Inc.[12]
      Starbucks[8]
      Yahoo![15]

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      • 4c4
        4c
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        ^ All true and very excellent points + No hard feelings for anybody here. If anything kudos for keeping and repairing your old computer. 🙂

        Actually have an apple in my life. That said, once the household Apple goes out that we've had since 2003, we'll be doing this:

        http://www.velocitymicro.com/Products.php
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocity_Micro
        😉

        Edit: to keep things clean: http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=7512.new#new

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        • louisboscoL
          louisbosco
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          @Snowy yeah it has been growing great. no problems so far. after getting it replaced, i upgraded the hard drive to ssd and everything feels so much faster. it feels like the computer had a refresh and could go on for another 2-3 years. so that puts it lifespan about 5-7 years, which is good. the only thing i'm lacking is a retina screen.

          well, glad you got it replaced, as a side note, it would be worth getting it replaced even though the screen has not fuck up. that way you could sorta have a peace of mind.

          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            So help me out here guys.  I'm out of warranty on my MBA, I bought it about 18 months ago.  The screen died in Thailand, but that's "all". If I plug into an external display I can use it.  You reckon if I take it into an Apple store, they'll do something about it?

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • spitfiredealerS
              spitfiredealer
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              Always worth a try at a Apple Store in my experience. Had out of warranty iPhones replaced.

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              • seawolfS
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                You may check their website too. There are several active recalls for various products. I had an out of warranty iPhone 5 repaired for free when the lock button failed. They replaced the battery just for the heck of it while they had the phone open.

                “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                @zeebeeleather

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                • louisboscoL
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                  yeah like what they all mentioned. check in with the apple store see what they an do/cost are to replace. also check online if there are any other people with similar fault on your MBA model/year and also check for any ongoing/upcoming replacement programs if so..

                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                    Snowy
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                    I'd book it and just take it in. They'll either do it for free or give you the estimated cost on the spot.

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                    • DougNgD
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                      You can take it to an authorized Apple repair shop as well. They usually have lower prices and carry the same warranty as if Apple did the repair themselves

                      I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                        My MBP is back 1.5 business days. No cost, and working better than it was before service. It's had a good cleaning on the inside and out. The inside was full of cat hair that I couldn't remove, but after they'd removed the logic board, I think they vacuumed to whole thing clean. I love what Apple does. Turns a negative experience into a strong advocacy experience and I still love it!

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                        • louisboscoL
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                          osx 10.11 and ios9 thoughts guys? i've watched as far as the new split screen on ipad and found it rather interesting. one of the features that might make me upgrade from my ipad2 and mini 1…

                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                          • steelworkerS
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                            @Snowy:

                            Organizations. All companies/orgs, have an obligation to make as much profit and pay as little tax as possible. They are bound to do as such by their shareholders. It's not an Apple thing.

                            Read the wiki on Double Irish arrangements;
                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement

                            Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich?! :o I've seen that movie.

                            Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                            Well, I have others.

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                              As long as it's not 1 cup 😉

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                              • BobB
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                                QFT. I have had the occasional issue with my sons' gaming laptops, and the "warranty" is basically a big middle finger (Samsung? Yoohoo!). We use MBPs for everything else, for a reason. My son dropped his iPad once (shattered, sha-dooby) and I went to an Apple store to by a replacement. I gave the "genius" the pieces of what my son dropped to recycle for me, and they took something like $200 US off the deal. How cool is that?

                                @Snowy:

                                My 2011 MBP is in with the apple store. The display was going crazy greens/reds. It's out of all warranty, but being done under a general recall/replacement. $800AUD replacement for free. Any other vendor, and back in the day I used to do hardware/parts/etc, would say, sorry, that's natural wear/tear/usage of 4 years always on device. Apple goes, no no, it should last you more than 4 years, we're sorry our manufacturing wasn't up to par for you, and this isn't your fault, so we'll fix it for free.

                                It's stuff like this why I stick with Apple. Some of their hardware/options are annoying, their service bar none, number one.

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                                  Wow!!! How has no one mentioned the new music update to the phone? Holy shit, it's the worst thing I've ever seen. Absolutely moronic and fucking pisses me off!!!!

                                  I now have 5 tabs, 4 of which I will NEVER use and 1 that encompasses all my fucking music! Last time I checked that was the only thing I wanted that fucking app to do!

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                                  • BroarkB
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                                    Yup, I said the same thing Ben when I got the update…

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                                      Fuck apple. It's bad enough that you see "complete this album" all the fucking time, I disabled it and it took away the ITunes Store app too. Yeah, trying to get it to get rid of being harassed is equivalent to not wanting to buy music.

                                      Well my screen is slightly loose so I'm going to try and abuse my warranty and get a new replacement phone, I'll be sure to mention how shitty the update is when I'm there!

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                                        New phones and OS less than 2 months away. This is the period where all our current phones stop working, magically :).

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                                        • Finn666F
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                                          and i'm still in desperate need of a fecking macbook… 😠

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                                          • BobB
                                            Bob
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                                            Now is a good time to buy existing models for cheap, when everyone is plumping for the latest thing. I am always a model or two behind, but macht nichts.Just bought a brand new, loaded MBP for relative chump change. (Thanks Amazon!)

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