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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."

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  1. That's nothing... by Myco · · Score: 3, Funny

    I heard there's an operating system out there which can damage users' wetware, making them stupider and more complacent the more they use it.

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    1. Re:That's nothing... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I heard there is another operating system that lots of people work on, and see the source code. Unfortunately, it turns them into arrogant jerks!

  2. Palm crashes hotmail! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I used my Palm to surf the net and get my mails, and i noticed that hotmail crashed!
    Can i have the names of the lawyers? I smell money!!!

  3. Re:I did blow a processor before by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did the processor like it?

  4. Re:Why sue Palm? by Richard+Bannister · · Score: 3, Funny
    And the answer is.............THE RICHEST COMPANY, STUPID!!!
    ...so why Palm? :-)
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  5. Only sweaty palms by k-flex$ · · Score: 4, Funny

    condensation and all ;0

  6. Re:HotSync? by DreamMaster · · Score: 2, Funny
    It's possible - I've heard stranger scenarios. One that crops to mind from the TechTales.com website is (paraphrased):

    A technician, upon opening a box to work out modem problems a customer was having, found no modem card, but a phone cable spliced directly onto the main power cord. Upon asking the customer why on earth that was, the customer replied "Well, whoever made the computer forgot to install the the modem card, so knowing a bit about Electrical stuff I spliced in a cable myself.

    It never fails to amaze me just how dumb some people are. ;-).

  7. 1 crash per week?! by Richard+Bannister · · Score: 2, Funny
    *approx. 1 crash per week on average purely caused by Windows
    Please let me know where you got your version of Windows that only crashes once a week on average. The amount of time that would save...
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  8. Surfing /. damages the monitor by heytal · · Score: 3, Funny

    A lawsuit asserts that VALinux Inc's Slashdot "News for Nerds" has damaged desktop monitors when users visit the website through their computers. CmdrTaco has refused to comment on this issue.

  9. Re:Hmmm, so not user error at all. Right? by phaze3000 · · Score: 4, Funny
    You've obviously never had to deal with the sort of idiots that call tech support. If you did, you wouldn't be so supercilious.
    Rather than saying 'up with stupid users', how about we continue to call them stupid until they can prove themselves otherwise?
    More than once before I have suggested to those calling me for tech support that they might like to read 'The Demon Haunted World' by Carl Sagan as an excellent primer for how to apply basic logic and scientific thinking ftoeveryday life. One of them actually took this advice, and since they've not called for tech support again I can only assume this worked.

    Warning: I only do tech support as a summer job whilst at University; if your life depends on your tech support job (and $deity help you if this is the case) then recommending books on basic logic skills to those requesting tech support may not be an advisable course of action. You do so at your own risk, and I will accept no responsibility.

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  10. Re:One question... by WowTIP · · Score: 2, Funny

    ebola incidents at Jack In The Box

    Uhm... Are you sure it was Ebola? :)

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  11. HotSync? by Judas96' · · Score: 2, Funny

    Somebody must have tried to plug their Palm Pilot directly into a pci slot or something...

  12. Re:AP mirror by Matthias+Wiesmann · · Score: 4, Funny

    You mean people on ./actually read the article first and post after?

    My god, this should be in the headlines...

  13. The kind of people that believe this... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...are the ones suprised to find that their computer comes with a retractable beverage holder.

    ...use AOL, because its the 'best' ISP out there.

    ...invest in tech stocks.

    ...propagate e-mail worms.

  14. Re:Come and get your $900 handheld? by fmaxwell · · Score: 3, Funny
    You make it known that you will 'happily send some engineers to look at the problem' and if there are any validity to the claims they'll replace their systems. of course you also let there lawyer know that if they don't find any problems then palm will expect to be reimbursed for the money thay spent for the engineers. or you get an arbitrator to chose the engineers and whom ever "looses" foots the bill.

    So, if the poor end-user who thought that the Palm blew up his motherboard is proven wrong, he's not only out the cost of the motherboard, but also thousands of dollars for engineers, plane fares, hotel bills, rental cars, per-diem expenses, etc. That will make for a great Slashdot story: "Palm user billed $17,500 for tech support."

    Do yourself a favor: Don't ever get involved in public relations.