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Lawsuit Alleges That Palms Damage Motherboards

Posted by michael on from the they-don't-call-it-hotsync-for-nothing dept.

schussat writes: "This brief AP article describes a lawsuit that alleges that syncing a Palm Pilot "damages or destroys the motherboards on certain PC brands." Does anyone know more or have experience with this? Is it even possible to cause damage? The article is not very detailed."

2 of 437 comments (clear)

  1. Hardware vs Software by SurrealKnife · · Score: 2, Flamebait

    PalmPilot:
    *13 million units sold
    *2 people with problems
    *Class-action lawsuit

    Windows:
    *1 unit sold per home PC (on average)
    *approx. 1 crash per week on average purely caused by Windows
    *No comeback

    WTF is going on here? It really is about time someone saw sense on these kind of issues, software companies can release whatever they like and we have no call on them - if only a tiny percentage of users have problems with hardware, they start a class-action lawsuit!

  2. user error by lposeidon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    im doubting that its the palm pda that damaging the motherboard. the error lies within the user.

    --
    Lizard "Never let them set limits on your mind!"