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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."

3 of 293 comments (clear)

  1. Re:That's cool! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    When did "thrown into landfill" become a legitimate form factor to achieve?

  2. Nothing changes, iPod is still waste of money by RapmasterT · · Score: 0, Troll
    The problem here that nobody seems to be discussing is that Apple got their ass in a wringer ONLY because they overstated the battery life. If they had just stated it accurately, or said nothing, nobody could complain about anything.

    The non-replaceable battery is an INHERENT FLAW in the iPod design. rechargeable batteries will stop working after a period of time, guaranteed absolutely positively, it's the nature of the beast.

    So knowing that, why the hell on earth would someone buy an iPod, knowing that it's going to stop working sometime between 1 year and who knows when? that's fine for a disposable device, but for a $400 iPod that's total BS.

    face it, Apple sells the device that way because they want you buying a new one every couple of years, they don't want you to buy a new battery and use it for a decade.

    and yes, I do own an Ipod, although I got it for free and wouldn't have paid money for it.

  3. Re:Half? by adpowers · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's why this lawsuit kind of irks me. OMG! Apple's battery obeys the laws of physics! Of course batteries wear out, I was aware of this when I bought my iPod before the whole issues blew up. I made a calculated decision when I bought my iPod and I felt the non-easily-replaceable battery was worth it because of the convenience of not dealing with triple-As (rechargeable triple-As or not). This strikes me as a lame "I'm too stupid to do research about a product that I bought and now I want money to justify myself!" lawsuit.

    Andrew

    Disclosure: I'm a happy iPod user and a happy Apple shareholder.