Apple will repair iPhones, iPads and Macs damaged by Japanese floods for free

[RedRound2]

Source: https://9to5mac.com/2018/07/27/apple-repair-japanese-flood-iphone-ipad-mac-free/

 

Since positive news about Apple rarely ever get covered since people get emotionally hurt whenever Apple tries to do something good, I'll share one

 

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In a support article posted overnight, Apple announced that it will repair any iPhones, Macs, iPads and iPods that were directly damaged by the devastating heavy floods that swept through Japan this month. Apple expressed its sympathies for anyone who was affected by the flooding, which has tragically caused hundreds of deaths.

The support naturally goes against Apple’s standard repair policies, which strictly exclude water damage. Apple says that it will attempt to repair any damaged products for free, including via courier delivery

So there you have it. There's literally nothing more to say about this.

inb4 apple still sucks and they're doing this as a publicity stunt (sure they may be, but it costs them alot and they'll get customer satisfaction in return)

[GoldenLag]

I guess they will have tons of devices flooding inn!

[PlayStation 2]

Pretty dope of Apple to do that, especially since it's likely not that cheap to do a mass repair service like that for free.

[D13H4RD]

Good on them for doing so. 

 

Also, just to respond to your OP, I don't hate Apple but I hold them accountable to their actions if they do anything wrong. I give them credit where it is due however. 

[RedRound2]

30 minutes ago, D13H4RD2L1V3 said:

I give them credit where it is due however. 

Not everyone does in the forum, that's my point

[Dabombinable]

5 minutes ago, RedRound2 said:

Not everyone does in the forum, that's my point

Because since Jobs died there has been very little credit to give Apple. Its just not as good a company as it used to be.

[DrMacintosh]

The one caveat to this is the devices have to be repairable. If they are totally trashed there is not much they can do.  

[captain_to_fire]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

The one caveat to this is the devices have to be repairable. If they are totally trashed there is not much they can do.  

But since Apple is doing this for free, I’m guessing they wouldn’t care if it’s water damaged inside or not. Good for them to do this. 

1 hour ago, GoldenLag said:

I guess they will have tons of devices flooding inn!

I think it’s because of the fact that Apple has a huge number of users in Japan and its a market where iOS has a bigger marketshare than Android. https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/29/15892640/iphone-anniversary-japan-success-emoji-history 

[TechGod]

1 hour ago, Dabombinable said:

Because since Jobs died there has been very little credit to give Apple. Its just not as good a company as it used to be.

And this is where the nostalgia rears it’s ugly head. 

[RedRound2]

2 hours ago, Dabombinable said:

Because since Jobs died there has been very little credit to give Apple. Its just not as good a company as it used to be.

But I feel that they're more open to public input. Bigger iPhones, smaller iphones, upcoming mac pro, software suggestions, etc. Also you have to remember that the competition wasn't as intense when Jobs was around. But we'll never know for sure.

But software quality control has gotten really bad, but I think it's pretty much fixed with this year's iOS 12 and Mojave release

[jefire411]

They probably want to redirect everyone towards a better headline.

[AnonymousGuy]

Sweet so I can double dip...insurance pays for my phone and then apple repairs it for free!

[ARikozuM]

Does it include flooding via soy or tamari sauce? What about by saké? 

[Dabombinable]

1 hour ago, TechGod said:

And this is where the nostalgia rears it’s ugly head. 

Apple's products have plateaued then gotten worse since he died...

[Gullerback]

Well now we know what it takes to get apple to repair the device you bought...  A natural disaster 

[TechGod]

39 minutes ago, Dabombinable said:

Apple's products have plateaued then gotten worse since he died...

Absolutely false. Thanks for playing though 

[Dabombinable]

13 minutes ago, TechGod said:

Absolutely false. Thanks for playing though 

How so?

[PlayStation 2]

Well, it certainly didn't take long for the thread to fall off its rails and burn like hell.

[mr moose]

1 minute ago, Dan Castellaneta said:

Well, it certainly didn't take long for the thread to fall off its rails and burn like hell.

It was never on the rails, the op started of with:

5 hours ago, RedRound2 said:

... since people get emotionally hurt whenever Apple tries to do something good,

...

inb4 apple still sucks and they're doing this as a publicity stunt ...

 

The whole thread was a goading before it even started.

[handymanshandle]

6 minutes ago, mr moose said:

It was never on the rails, the op started of with:

 

The whole thread was a goading before it even started.

Well sure, but people didn't have to escalate it lol
Certainly that doesn't help.

[mr moose]

5 minutes ago, pinksnowbirdie said:

Well sure, but people didn't have to escalate it lol
Certainly that doesn't help.

It didn't escalate though, its been just as derailed as it began. 

[handymanshandle]

4 minutes ago, mr moose said:

It didn't escalate though, its been just as derailed as it began. 

same idea

[Drak3]

As far as I'm concerned, this balances out the issues of the MBP 2018, nothing more.

 

5 hours ago, Dabombinable said:

since Jobs died there has been very little credit to give Apple.

Apple was due nearly no credit under Jobs either.

 

1 hour ago, TechGod said:

Absolutely false. Thanks for playing though 

It's not really that false though. The entire consumer tech industry has plateaued, and Apple's quality standards on some of their machines (MacBooks being the big victim of the design philosophy) has lead to worse build quality. Same goes for other ultrabooks, but Apple seems to be the second worst offender.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, RedRound2 said:

So there you have it. There's literally nothing more to say about this.

inb4 apple still sucks and they're doing this as a publicity stunt (sure they may be, but it costs them alot and they'll get customer satisfaction in return)

Thats a bit rude tbh, this would be costing them hundreds of thousands of dollars. 

 

4 hours ago, DrMacintosh said:

The one caveat to this is the devices have to be repairable. If they are totally trashed there is not much they can do.  

Home and contents insurance would reimburse it anyway if its that. 

[D13H4RD]

4 hours ago, mr moose said:

It didn't escalate though, its been just as derailed as it began. 

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