Everett M. Greene wrote
Rod Speed writes
terry wrote

Although recent discussion/discovery that IPods will
exhaust their batteries in approximately one to two
years do clearly raise the question? "Designed to fail?".

Doesnt explain stuff like cordless phones that use standard batterys.

What explains the electric toothbrushes that don't have replaceable batteries?

Its harder to design something as compact as that with standard replaceable batterys.

ipods too.

You have to toss a $60-$120 device just because a $5 battery has failed.

Indeed.