Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lindsay Hoyle (Labour), on Monday, 19 January 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 22 members in total.

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That this House notes with concern the difficulty people are having in replacing batteries for iPods, the new pocket sized walkmans; notes that iPods were a favourite Christmas present, with a value of between ??250 to ??400, but that when people come to buy replacement batteries they find that they cost ??100 and that they have little knowledge of where such batteries can be obtained from; and calls on the supplier, Apple, to ensure that replacement batteries are plentiful in supply and priced at a reasonable level.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

447A1: Line 6, at end add 'Notes that over 2 million iPods have been sold worldwide and that customer response to the product has been very positive; furthermore notes that every iPod comes standard with one year of hardware service coverage and 90 days of phone support and that iPod owners can enroll in the iPod Out-of-Warranty Battery Replacement Program anytime after the one year warranty has expired.'
447A2: Line 1, leave out from 'notes' to end and add 'the revolutionary impact of the I-Pod and Apple's I-Tunes system in making legally downloadable music accessible to millions at an affordable cost; commends Apple for their imagination and technology; records that Apple products represent a real alternative to the over-dominance of the computer and software marker by a limited number of very large companies; and notes that both the difficulties with and cost of replacing batteries has been for some reason widely exaggerated in the press.'

Secondary information

Type: Early day motion
Reference: 447; 447A1; 447A2
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Music Technology Apple Computer
Link: View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk

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Amendments

Secondary information

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