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Attorneys Prepare iPod Class Action Lawsuit

Posted by pudge on from the nothing-better-to-do dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Well, it was bound to happen. It looks like some lawyers are preparing to file a class action lawsuit against apple computer due to the iPod's battery problem (previously discussed here, here, and here)."

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  1. Sounds like BS to me. by ITR81 · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Sounds like someone is just trying to make a quick buck off of Apple.

    What I don't understand is how do you make a class action lawsuit out of any issue where the company it's self already has something in place for consumers that have battery issue problems.

    Just sounds like a scam to me for someone looking to make a quick buck.

    1. Re:Sounds like BS to me. by TylerL82 · · Score: 5, Interesting

      What I don't understand is how do you make a class action lawsuit out of any issue where the company it's self already has something in place for consumers that have battery issue problems.

      Apple ran into the same problem with their 1st gen slot-load iMacs that had "choppy DVD playback". It was fixed in software within a few months, but still, a class-action lawsuit over a year later was filed. I guess providing a fix to the consumers isn't in the best interests of the lawyers.

  2. Re:See the light. by Fletch · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There is no excuse for producing throw away players that cost several hundred dollars.

    Um, they don't? I've got a first generation, 5gig iPod (the kind with the wheel that is an actual wheel, not a touchpad). I've used it every day since I bought it two years ago. I've even dropped it once or twice.

    I've had one problem with it, and it was battery related, but it was fixed by a software update a year ago.