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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Hauber" data-source="post: 17003" data-attributes="member: 272">Re: Proprietary B.S.Still see no reason for it.&nbsp; They don&#039;t hold the device together any better than the original screws.It&#039;s also frustrating to start a repair and have to stop-and-hold while something arrives by snail-mail.I&#039;ve found if you grind a larger jewellers flat-bladed screwdriver to fit the width between 2 lobes you can easily turn the screw.Just getting frustrated over the last few years about non-serviceable wasteful electronics design.&nbsp; If you must make things disposable then go all-out, I no longer want to &#039;&#039;own&#039;&#039; an electronic commodity appliance, just sell me a &#039;&#039;subscription&#039;&#039; and send me a new one every update cycle.&nbsp; Please just take the old one back and utilize it&#039;s elements as much as possible in a recycling manner and not dumped next to a village in Malaysia or something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Craig Hauber, post: 17003, member: 272"] Re: Proprietary B.S. Still see no reason for it. They don't hold the device together any better than the original screws. It's also frustrating to start a repair and have to stop-and-hold while something arrives by snail-mail. I've found if you grind a larger jewellers flat-bladed screwdriver to fit the width between 2 lobes you can easily turn the screw. Just getting frustrated over the last few years about non-serviceable wasteful electronics design. If you must make things disposable then go all-out, I no longer want to ''own'' an electronic commodity appliance, just sell me a ''subscription'' and send me a new one every update cycle. Please just take the old one back and utilize it's elements as much as possible in a recycling manner and not dumped next to a village in Malaysia or something. [/QUOTE]

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