tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post7349891591628716376..comments2024-02-15T13:20:14.813-06:00Comments on Gordon's Notes: Apple's battery charger, occult inflation, and the future of American industryJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-90071725161918694222010-08-01T17:03:01.168-05:002010-08-01T17:03:01.168-05:00Of course they didn't invent the MP3 player ei...Of course they didn't invent the MP3 player either, but you wouldn't know that from their marketing.<br /><br />From my point of view, they've reinvented the rechargeable battery industry in the US.<br /><br />I do think European product quality has been much higher than US quality over the past decade. More demanding consumers, or less disposable income (so must be spent more wisely).JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-17322230548469492442010-08-01T16:57:51.916-05:002010-08-01T16:57:51.916-05:00Apple's ads suggest that rechargeable batterie...Apple's ads suggest that rechargeable batteries are not that common in the USA. From a European perspective, the Apple ads sound as if Apple had invented such batteries … ;)Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281335225031210525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-61988598440658668482010-08-01T16:56:10.261-05:002010-08-01T16:56:10.261-05:00That was our experience. I wasn't making it up...That was our experience. I wasn't making it up. I can't comment on your experience, I write about what I experience.<br /><br />FWIW I think Europeans, especially Germans, have been much more quality conscious than Americans. I don't know why.<br /><br />All of Apple's products are made in China. I suspect it's very hard to get quality products from China, but I am sure it'JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587346.post-65234221585825048592010-08-01T16:06:34.295-05:002010-08-01T16:06:34.295-05:00We used to have NiMH chargers. We owned two or thr...<em>We used to have NiMH chargers. We owned two or three. They all failed. The batteries had very short lifespans. They discharged very quickly. We gave up.</em><br /><br />Are you kidding?<br /><br />I bought a decent NiMH charger a few years ago and it is still running smoothly. The features advertised by Apple are pretty standard for decent 'intelligent' chargers, at least here in Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281335225031210525noreply@blogger.com