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iPhone 5 phones destroyed in protest against Apple's anti-Bitcoin actions
by
rotalumis
on 06/02/2014, 15:59:41 UTC
In protest against Apple's anti-Bitcoin stance and their banning of Blockchain, the last bitcoin wallet app in the app store, an anonymous redditor is buying brand new Nexus 5 phones for people who destroy their iPhone 5.

To be clear, this offer is now closed.

Here's the reddit post, made in the same (potentially controversial) publicity-seeking spirit of "Will it Blend?": For every 100 upvotes this post receives, I will gift someone a Nexus 5 for a video of them smashing their iPhone

Update: OP was banned from reddit and his post deleted, so here are OP's terms and conditions uploaded to PasteBin.

Redditor NerdFighterSean (creator of the BitcoinTip Bot) is holding 2.56 BTC as escrow until the deal completes.

And here is the carnage:

First iPhone 5 32GB smashed on YouTube [2:39], and Nexus 5 shipment confirmation.

iPhone 5 death by machete[3:12], and OP and iPhone Destroyer #2 agree on shipment details.

And another iPhone 5 goes all spacey before it dies. [1:43]

This iPhone 5 32GB gets it's lights turned off pretty good. [1:04]

The screen protector doesn't save this one.[1:48], and proof of shipment.

And for the grand finale, it looks like someone is getting ready to shoot their iPhone 4 with a rifle. Update 2: Here's the video.

I suppose this stunt won't break Apple's back, but I'm sure it is sending a clear message.

Update 3: I'm not publicly endorsing this project at this point simply because I was just told about it and haven't looked into it yet, but these guys are working on an HTML5 wallet called CoinPunk that will work on any phone, including iPhones. They are currently fundraising on indiegogo and accept crypto, so you might want to take a look and support the project if you like it.

Update 4: If you're handy with a video editor, annoyed at Apple and want to compete for the chance to win some BTC, look at this:
There's also a "Think Different About Bitcoin" video re-edit contest I'm holding on Reddit. We've already had several people pledge to donate to the winner, with Nic Cary (CEO of Blockchain.info) pledging .5 BTC himself!

Here's the link: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1x6cpd/think_different_about_bitcoin_contest_to_reedit/