David Moyer wrote:
> "Carl" <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Some offered solutions that weren't unthinkable, but were often
>> expensive and/or added size and cumbersomeness. All to rationalize
>> what could have been an easy solution: make the battery pack
>> user-changeable. Period.
>
> what are you trying to do Carl? it seems like with every valid
> solution you balk and want to somehow not carry an extra battery for
> the iphone, but will carry an extra one for the other types of
> smartphones.
>
> i think you'll be shocked at how long the battery lasts in the iphone,
> it will be plenty for a flight to mexico... just make sure bluetooth,
> 3G, wifi is off and you'll have no problem.
>
> if you don't believe me, get a little $4 battery pack, get some
> lithium AA batteries and you'll be fine for the flight back as well.
>
I'm not sure I get your direction here. I'm not balking at carrying an extra
battery for the iPhone. But the suggestions don't entail carrying an extra
battery since that's not possible with the iPhone. An extra battery for my
BB (or for my last Motorola) is about 3 sq in and weighs a fraction of an
ounce. It's not a box that's the same height, width, and greater in
thickness than the phone itself. And it doesn't require an external hook up
along with its related cable. What a cumbersome arrangement for a small,
portable device. We used to call these types of alternatives "patchwork"
solutions in the old days.

Look, the original issue on the table was why Apple couldn't allow for a
user-replaceable battery. It's a valid question and a valid issue.
Patchwork solutions are fixes for deficiencies. Instead of defending this
fairly glaring omission on Apple's part, you should be helping to apply
pressue on Apple to correct this in future versions.

If you've followed my posts, you'd see that I'm attracted to the iPhone and
may very well get one. I'm neither a "fanboy" nor a detractor. But these
questions have come up here from time to time and I am often surprised at
how some are so willing to overlook deficiencies in the iPhone that were
"corrected" in other products long ago, and so defensive of the product in
an emotional way that belies that it's just an object. What was that
psychological condition that the TV show Boston Legal created for one of its
characters where she fell in love with various household appliances?
Objectophilia? Be careful or we'll soon be finding "Objectophilia" actually
defined in the next edition of DSM (the psychiatrist's manual of psychiatric
disorders).