Pentalobe screwdriver becomes crucial tool for Apple geeks

Apple’s brand new pentalobe screw has technophiles hopping mad. To keep people from opening up iPhones, Apple has started assembling them the pentalobe screws. Apple power users are crying foul and the pentalobe screwdriver is becoming a must-have among the technical elite. Someone could effortlessly takeout a payday loan to buy the needed screwdriver anyway.

Screw that's pentalobe confuses nerds

Many say that corporate are just trying to control customers by having the evil pentalobe screw which only a pentalobe screwdriver can unscrew. The first place the pentalobe screw was seen was in Japan. This was during the debut of the iPhone 4. There is a new screen that was shown while also showing how the inside might be seen. At first, the new screw with a flowery head was suspected to be a Torx, Torx Security or Torx Plus. There were not any pentalobe screwdrivers around to unscrew it after many realized it was just a pentalobe screw.

Conspiracy on the pentalobe

Apple got the blame for messing the iPhones up. They were screwed with a bit. Then Apple was able to continue the pentalobe conspiracy. The iPhone 4 was what concerned many. Everyone began to realize the Phillips head screws within the iPhone case have been swapped out. The fastener used was unrecognizable. Everyone saw the pentalobe screw again. Now all iPhones ship using the pentalobe screw, and so does the MacBook Airs. Three variations of the pentalobe screw have been identified, and Apple consumers are being warned that the business they swear allegiance to, doesn’t trust them with their own hardware.

A pentalobe screwdriver will help

Those most outraged by the pentalobe screw include the do-it-yourself geek site iFixit.com. Accusing Apple of “taking prepared obsolescence to the next level,” iFixit is nevertheless taking advantage of the opportunity by selling the iPhone 4 Liberation Package, which includes the coveted pentalobe screwdriver. Not everybody is so put out. Apple service techs deal with a lot of products that have been damaged by users prying them open to replace the battery or fix a glitch. What a gadget does is what a lot of people want to know. For those appalled by the pentalobe screw, there’s always Android.

Information from

Ars Technica

arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/01/apple-screwing-new-iphones-out-of-simple-diy-repair.ars

CNET

news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20029088-1.html

iFixit

ifixit.com/blog/blog/2011/01/20/apples-diabolical-plan-to-screw-your-iphone/