A Different Kind of Rotten Fruit!

Ok, I know what you’re thinking, this is another bad food product blog right?  Actually, the fruit is merely symbolic of the cell phone that I currently use.  It should leave little doubt as to the brand of cell phone we are talking about here.  You know, the phone that has a newer version released every couple of months, at least that’s what it seems like.  I have recently discovered how they have been successful in selling so many new releases of the phone.

Recently, on one of the business news channels, it was revealed that the fruity cell phone company has developed a way to render your cell phone obsolete years ahead of its time.  I kid you not!  The company uses updates to expedite your phones obsolescence, thus creating the need to upgrade to the latest and greatest version.  Now, to many of you out there this probably doesn’t come as a shock, as each and every day we discover how corporations screw us in virtually every category of product they sell.

So, here’s how it works, every time you download an update on to your cell phone you are also loading a program that slowly retards the functions of the device.  Now, you might recall that I recently wrote a blog about losing my contact list on my phone while uploading the latest update.  I finally found a solution to that issue but then I find out that they are secretly aging my current phone with these alleged, system improving updates.

Let’s see if we can make a comparative analysis out of this.  You go to see your doctor and tell him/her you have flu-like symptoms.  Your doctor confirms your suspicions and prescribes some medicine to help you get over the hump.  After taking the medicine you feel better, but little do you know that prescription is quietly giving you herpes.  You return to the doctor and once again are given a script, this one cures herpes, but in the background, it is now infecting you with hepatitis.  You get the picture here.

Ok, maybe those examples are a little extreme.  Let’s try these instead, you take your car into the dealership for an oil change.  Every time you have this done the technician is putting something in your oil that wears out the engine faster.  Or, maybe he is changing computer settings to require service on your car more frequently.  Hey, wait a minute here, this one might actually be happening!

Now, none of these accusations against fruity cell phone company have been officially proven, however, there are whistleblowers who have leaked the information.  I have no doubt, that like many other instances of corporate deception and stealing that this one will get swept under the carpet like most allegations.  These corporations have billions and billions of dollars, not to mention legal teams who are on retainer.  It has become so easy for large corporations to say they are sorry, pay a fine (which amounts to a slap on the wrist) and move on to the next swindle.

Where I am concerned, I am just about ready to go back to a flip phone which costs about $20 and basically is disposable (preferably recyclable).  I have yet to use any of the endless thousands of apps that can be loaded onto these devices and in my opinion, they may also play a role in what causes premature cell phone death.  What the hell do I need with apps that connect me to social media or plays video games?  And here is my personal favorite, the tv app, so I can watch my favorite television show while driving—what a concept!  Plus, you are watching a tiny screen that will probably make you go fucking blind!  I have a fifty-inch tv at home which makes viewing shows a great pleasure, with little strain on the eyes—I’m just saying.

Anyway, back to the update issue.  I believe that once again we are finding out just how willing the oligarchy in this country is to screw-over customers while continuing their greedy trek to profits.   We used to have a lot of consumer (customer) protection laws, however, they seemed to have vanished along with honest politicians.  I live for the day when sanity returns to this country and we customers are treated with respect again.

Talk to Ya Later!

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