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		<title>Smoking can void warranty on your Apple hardware</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Smoking around your Apple hardware can void it&#8217;s warranty according to this Slashdot article: http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/11/21/147253/Apple-Voiding-Smokers-Warranties. If this is actually true (and the original article to which the Slashdot one refers seems legitimate to me) it goes right up with the other unpleasant experiences that I have had with Apple&#8217;s customer care (unfortunately I have had [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Smoking around your Apple hardware can void it&#8217;s warranty according to this Slashdot article: <a title="Slashdot article" href="http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/11/21/147253/Apple-Voiding-Smokers-Warranties">http://apple.slashdot.org/story/09/11/21/147253/Apple-Voiding-Smokers-Warranties</a>. If this is actually true (and the original article to which the Slashdot one refers seems legitimate to me) it goes right up with the other unpleasant experiences that I have had with Apple&#8217;s customer care (unfortunately I have had a few, which lead me to the decision to never buy Apple computers again).<span id="more-101"></span></p>
<p>Computers are used in all sorts of different environments every day, ranging from homes, shops and bars to warehouses and office buildings. I am pretty sure that the atmosphere varies greatly in all these places, and that variables like cigarette smoke and dust really can&#8217;t be a reason to void warranty on computer equipment. If it was a reason to void warranty I am pretty sure there would have been a big uproar over that already a long time ago (I&#8217;ve seen some very dusty and smoky warehouses in my day!).</p>
<p>Smoking Apple users I hope this gets resolved properly, and that you get the service that you have paid for.</p>
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