Not for Nuthin™ but what right did Apple have to take away our choices for a headphone jack on our iPhones? The new phone only has access to wifi headgear — and at a steep price to boot. I am all for free enterprise and making a profit, but taking away our choices is not part of the deal. It is “un-American,” says best friend Donna.
Never before have consumers been so screwed by a company.
No longer can we just plug in our ear buds and be able to listen to our tunes as we stroll around the park doing our daily constitutional. We old timers just got used to using ear buds — now we have to throw in the towel and go out and invest in Dr. Dre’s Beats?
Of course there will be cheaper versions, but rest assured they won’t have the same quality of sound as the Beats do.
So riddle me this: Did Dr. Dre buy stock in Apple or did Apple invest in Dr. Dre?
Not only is Apple putting us to the peeler for wifi headgear, they have also started scamming us on their one-month-free iTunes promotional.
My daughter signed up for it, and of course, she put it on my account. So at the end of the month, when she supposedly cancelled the subscription, Apple continued to bill my credit card.
I tried cancelling my credit card to no avail — a company rep told me I had to speak directly with Apple customer service.
After repeatedly calling Apple and getting put on hold for an inordinate amount of time, I threw in the towel and have just continued to pay for it.
Not for Nuthin™, but it seems that if Apple can invent a phone with wireless headgear, it could at least provide people who answer customer service queries in a timely manner. So where are we today when it comes to phones? Samsung is blowing up our pockets and iPhone is blowing up our pocketbooks.
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