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Judge Approves Settlement in iPod Suit
BabbaBooie writes "According to AppleInsider, on Thursday a San Mateo County judge granted final approval of a settlement in the iPod class action suit that affects as many as 1.3 million iPod owners who may have been victim to poor or defective batteries. Under the settlement, owners of either a first- or second-generation model are entitled to $25 cash or $50 credit at the Apple store. Owners of third-generation iPod models are entitled to a free replacement battery if the battery fails. The deadline for submitting a claim is September 30, 2005. Lawyers say the settlement could cost Apple as much as $15m."
Why the judge was wearing an iPod suit is yet to be determined.
Anything you can do, I can do meta.
Lawyers say the settlement could cost Apple as much as $15m.
Though I'm sure their take will be somewhat smaller than that. Roughly $14.9m for the lawyers sounds about right.
That's news?!?!?!
Real news would be:
Judge Approves Settlement in bathing suit.
Old people fall. Young people spring. Rich people summer and winter.
When I saw the post, as always, I made a small bet with myself about how many posts would go by before some jackass raises the "let's somehow blame this on M$" flag.
After seeing the article, I thought to myself - there is no way this could be linked to m$, could it? So maybe at least 100 comments before the name shows up..
But wow - first post. un-fucking-believable. you sir, are a true moron.
If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.
grrrrRRRROAR
"There are a dozen opinions on a matter until you know the truth. Then there is only one." - CS Lewis (paraprhase)
To be fair to Apple, the page only promises 10 hours of playtime. They don't promise another 10 hours after a recharge.
1. Sell products with defective batteries 2.a. Sell replacement batteries at a huge markup b. Lose lawsuit & send coupons which help sell more stuff. 3. Profit twice.
How is it that Apple is beaten up over this, yet norelco shavers get out of this whole mess without a nick? (hehe, sorry, couldn't resist)
Seriously, though, norelco's been pulling the battery scam for a long time. Can I start a class action suit?
I can think of a few, and they're a goddamned hassle on the battlefield:
1. Plasma rifles
2. Plasma pistols
3. Energy swords
Thankfully there have been some improvements with Needlers, but they're not exactly my weapon of choice.
Sincerely,
Ado Mortumee, Elite Honor Guard
Let's sue them too! Their old PocketPCs provided no way of easily changing the rechargeable battery without having to take the case apart (although the batt did last for a few years longer than the iPod).
-Palal
Pacemakers.
Try to replace the batteries on one of those yourself. And yet, still no lawsuit.
I'll create an amusing sig when I have something meaningful to post.
Dear Plextor, My DVD-R drive motor died after only 30000 hours of constant DVD piracy. Your published specifications clearly state that the MTBF for my unit is 60000 hours. I researched changing the motor out myself, however it is not customer replacable, which I find totally unacceptable for such a complex and expensive electronic device. Although I've burned over 3000 DVD's since I purchased the unit, you should refund me the full purchase cost of my drive. The drive ran out of warranty last year and I chose not to purchase an extended warranty some years ago, which is entirely your fault. Anything less than a refund will cause me to whine incessantly on /. about how horribly unreliable your top selling, top rated drives really are.
See you in court,
Phil Ken Sebben
There's a lifetime guarantee on every one though, they guarantee that your life will end within 5 minutes of them failing.