Comment I'll go with #3 (Score 1) 194
3) This is an intentionally bad design to generate revenue. Maybe GM should do this with car keys? "Oops, lost the keys to the corvette. Better buy a new one."
Ever hear of an iCloud backup? Also... note what the article states about how the prosthetic will be replaced:
The money will come from the government, but a new hand is worth $75,000, authorities said.
If such tragedy happened to you or me, govenrment would not pay, and insurance would probably find a way to not pay.
I support the troops strongly and all, however, I have to question if gov't paying for $75,000 iPhone-dependant prosthetics is appropriate at all. They should use their economic clout to force more reasonable pricing and not accept bullshit reasons to require a replacement.