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Judge Approves Settlement in iPod Suit

Posted by Zonk on from the shiny-white-money dept.

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."

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  1. *Ahem* by jwinter1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why the judge was wearing an iPod suit is yet to be determined.

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    1. Re:*Ahem* by yardbird · · Score: 3, Funny

      A suit made completely of iPods? That's $15 Million right there!

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  2. Re:That's cool! by ThosLives · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...Lion batteries.

    grrrrRRRROAR

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  3. Re:That's cool! by holden+caufield · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pacemakers.

    Try to replace the batteries on one of those yourself. And yet, still no lawsuit.

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  4. Things break, batteries degrade... deal with it. by eltonito · · Score: 3, Funny

    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