No repair on Ipod Nano under warrenty

I am so disappointed with Apple!
I got my daughter an Ipod nano only 6 months ago. It suddenly stopped working. As she was listening to it, there was a loud screech and then it went dead.
Apple is saying that there is "corrosion" at the place where you plug it into charge so it got wet and they will not fix it.
We are absolutely sure that we did not get the ipod wet through any misuse. The
ipod has only been exposed to humidity (and maybe some mild sweat while
running). We are absolutely sure that we did not misuse the ipod and fully
believe that either it was damaged during the manufacturing process (perhaps
moisture crept into it during the making) or that normal wear and tear caused it to malfunction.
We have purchased many apple products and never filed a complaint or false
repair order. We believe that this item should be repaired or replaced. An ipod
should last more than 6 months.
I can't even find an email place to write to them to ask them to reconsider my case.
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No, I didn't misread at all. And I don't know what "mindset" you are disagreeing with.
You don't need to buy a case. You don't need to buy a car cover for you vehicle. They will both work fine without them. If you are careful picking the location where you clip your Nano you should not have an problem with sweat getting in. If you don't have a garage or carport and the weather is good you will have no problem with your car, other than washing it from time to time.
If you run outside with your Nano, and it starts raining (pretend you were in San Diego) then you are probably going to get water inside the Nano. Water and electricity don't mix so this will be bad. Guess you should have had a plug or a case. If your car is parked outside, you have no car cover, and it starts hailing (like it does where I am), hail and the metal (and glass) on your car don't mix. You will have damage. Guess you should have put a car cover on it.
Or are you saying that car manufacturers should sell a car that has metal thick enough that it does not dent (or scratch) and should use glass thick enough that it will not crack when exposed to any size hail. The iPod Nano should be ruggedized so it is impossible for water to get in anywhere?
If this is your mindset then expect a car that weighs about 9,000 pounds, gets horrible gas mileage, and costs a fortune. And a Nano that costs about $500.

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[You encounter problems when you move data over USB from a Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2-based computer that has an NVIDIA USB EHCI chipset and at least 4GB of RAM|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976972]

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