Comments on: Apple To Ban Screen Protectors from Retail Stores? http://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/apple-to-ban-screen-protectors-from-retail-stores/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: blogs of the worldhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/apple-to-ban-screen-protectors-from-retail-stores/#comment-68798 blogs of the world Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:53:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=80036#comment-68798 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Apple has banned protective screen film from its retail and online stores, iLounge has con... http://reduce.li/9xk34u #store</span></span> Apple has banned protective screen film from its retail and online stores, iLounge has con… http://reduce.li/9xk34u #store

]]> By: Haesslichhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/apple-to-ban-screen-protectors-from-retail-stores/#comment-68792 Haesslich Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:36:02 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=80036#comment-68792 Douglas: To show the iPhone is indestructible when it's not, and to make people buy new iPhones if their screen gets scratched up? Still, I wonder what the NEXT ban is, since not all of these screen protectors simply stop scratches (anti-glare and reflective ones come to mind); perhaps they'll ban the sales of Macbook cases, since that hides the beauty of the MacBook's unibody? That they'll stop selling any software except iLife, because the Mac is only intended to be used for certain applications? Or I could go the alarmist, extreme route by suggesting that next, Apple will ban people who aren't WASP's from owning iPods and iPhones since they're not designed to be used that way and that affects the brand image by suggesting that POOR (read: non-white upper crust types) might use Apple products, thus affecting their premium pricing? :P You know someone's going to bring up that last alarmist suggestion at some point. But still, it's worth thinking about, if they get to dictate WHAT accessories you buy for the device you theoretically own, which doesn't affect the function in any way, shape, or form. Douglas: To show the iPhone is indestructible when it’s not, and to make people buy new iPhones if their screen gets scratched up? Still, I wonder what the NEXT ban is, since not all of these screen protectors simply stop scratches (anti-glare and reflective ones come to mind); perhaps they’ll ban the sales of Macbook cases, since that hides the beauty of the MacBook’s unibody? That they’ll stop selling any software except iLife, because the Mac is only intended to be used for certain applications?

Or I could go the alarmist, extreme route by suggesting that next, Apple will ban people who aren’t WASP’s from owning iPods and iPhones since they’re not designed to be used that way and that affects the brand image by suggesting that POOR (read: non-white upper crust types) might use Apple products, thus affecting their premium pricing? :P

You know someone’s going to bring up that last alarmist suggestion at some point. But still, it’s worth thinking about, if they get to dictate WHAT accessories you buy for the device you theoretically own, which doesn’t affect the function in any way, shape, or form.

]]> By: Allistair Leehttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/apple-to-ban-screen-protectors-from-retail-stores/#comment-68758 Allistair Lee Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:04:12 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=80036#comment-68758 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">GD: Apple To Ban Screen Protectors from Retail Stores? http://bit.ly/9zrvou</span></span> GD: Apple To Ban Screen Protectors from Retail Stores? http://bit.ly/9zrvou

]]> By: Larry Greenberghttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/apple-to-ban-screen-protectors-from-retail-stores/#comment-68756 Larry Greenberg Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:02:25 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=80036#comment-68756 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">@kristianward http://bit.ly/a25wB8 Would love to hear what u think.</span></span> @kristianward http://bit.ly/a25wB8 Would love to hear what u think.

]]> By: Douglas Moranhttp://www.geardiary.com/2010/03/17/apple-to-ban-screen-protectors-from-retail-stores/#comment-68770 Douglas Moran Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:12:24 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=80036#comment-68770 That is, without doubt, one of the most asinine things I've heard of in a long time. Just stupid. What could the possible point of it be? That is, without doubt, one of the most asinine things I’ve heard of in a long time. Just stupid. What could the possible point of it be?

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