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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."
More people have been victim to poor and defective MS software for over a decade...where's the class action lawsuit there?
I guessed you missed the news two years ago (and the boat, since the claim period is closed):
Microsoft settled with most of the fifty states and District of Columbia for (place pinky against mouth) 1.1 billion dollars in a class action suit for "overcharging" for MS Windows and MS Office. I have my $30 coupon (good towards any company's hardware or software) right here.
As with most class actions, the claimants are usually far fewer than theoretically possible because people (like yourself) fail to learn about these settlements during the claim period.