iPod Nano Scratches Result In Suit

Evil W1zard writes "Earlier this week a class action lawsuit against Apple was filed claiming that the iPod Nano has a widespread propensity for scratching easily. The lawsuit alleges that Apple violated state consumer protection statutes, as well as express and implied warranties and charges that Apple knew that there were design problems with the Nano." From the article: "An Apple representative declined to comment on the suit, but Apple has stated that the Nano is made of the same polycarbonate material that's found in previous iPods and maintained that the scratching problem does not appear to be widespread. The lawsuit charges, however, that the Nano contains a thinner coating of resin than on previous iPod models."

Comments

Fscking Scumbag Ambulance Chasers

[geomon]

"The amount and durability of the resin applied as a protective coating during the Nano manufacturing process is clearly defective in that it is not sufficient to adequately protect the face of the Nano from extreme scratching and ultimately irreparable damage," the lawsuit says.

Notice that this statement is meant to sound like Apple just rigged Grandma's respirator to fail due to shoddy workmanship. While there is certainly damage to the Nano, and the coating process is "clearly defective", I don't buy for a minute the last statment that the players are irrparably damaged. There are plenty ways that Apple can make good without paying a fucking nickle to these assholes.

Mind you, I am no Apple fanboy and am not against filing law suits when people are being scammed, but this suit is just one more reason to ship lawyers to the Moon to minimize contamination of the rest of the world's population.

Re:Fscking Scumbag Ambulance Chasers

[JJman]

What else are you supposed to do for entertainment if you don't have TV?
Seriously, when TV was introduced birthrates dropped right off.

Re:Fscking Scumbag Ambulance Chasers

[BorgCopyeditor]

Bonobos have the very good moral sense to have sex with numerous other bonobos. Humans could learn from their example.

I didnt know

[timothykaine]

I didnt know you could just sue people for releasing a crappy product.

I guess Microsoft and ATI both owe me a few bucks.

Re:I didnt know

[Anonymous Coward]

Just cause its a class action doesn't mean the people get money if they win nor does it mean that the company looses money. The Laywer will but not the people all the time. For instance Toshiba just lost a class action on some of their laptops. People had 3 options.

Laptop was ~$2500 dollars new and was basically useless because problem was so bad.

1. Send in for a fix (who knows what that entails since it was never fixed with previous fixes). Toshiba still made $2500 on a POS
2. Keep the lap no fix $500. Toshiba still made and you paid $2000 on a POS.
3. Send the latop in for test if falls in certain paramaters they keep laptop you get $1000. Toshiba still made and you paid $1500 dollars on a POS that you don't even get to keep.

So if you ask me from what I have experienced on a technology class action the company still makes millions while we the people get screwed.

He's lost it

[tktk]

...demanding that customers get their money back as well as a share of the company's profits on the music player's sales.

The lawsuit seemed somewhat legitimate until I read this little gem at ipodnn.com http://www.ipodnn.com/news/05/10/21/ipod.nano.laws uit/

Not widespread?

[futurekill]

All the people I know ( about 10) that have the nano, including myself, have scratches all over including the metal plate on the back. I used mine for about 3 days and it has been sitting on my desk ever since. It seems to get scratches if you breathe on it funny or if dust should settle on it. Also, go to your local Apple store and see how many they have in pristine condition. Nano...good concept, less than stellar execution...

Battery

[rlp]

I'd be more concerned with the fact that the battery is soldered onto the unit! Of course, before the rechargable battery's worn out, you'll buy the IPod Pico ... and a magnifying glass.

Personal responsibility

[HarvardFrankenstein]

People really could stand to take better care of their stuff. I've had a 4G iPod for more than a year now, and there are hardly any scratches on it at all. It's simply a matter of being responsible and not tossing your precious electronic devices into a pile of nails and scorpions. In my opinion, this lawsuit is ridiculous and should be thrown out.

A little ingenuity

[mks180]

I got my nano a few weeks ago, and managed to avoid all problems with screen scratches by using a screen protector bought for my palm pilot. I had to trim the protector to fit on the nano, but it's barely noticeable that it's on there and I have not had a single scratch on the screen.

True, I shouldn't have to do that; maybe Apple should have used a better material for the screen. In the end I see this as another frivolous lawsuit that's destroying this country.

why are the scratches important

[GodWasAnAlien]

do the scratches prevent operation of unit or cut it's life short?

NODRTA.

Apple people and aesthetics..

[Vellmont]

Apple has attracted a group of people that place an inordinate value on aesthetics. This isn't the first grumbling we've heard from the faithfull. Remember the Apple Cube and people complaining about "cracks" (small imperfections in the plastic) in the case? Now it's that the nano can get scratches in the screen. This is the price that Apple pays by attracting people that only seem to care about aesthetics. When something goes wrong with the aesthetics the faithfull scream their heads off.

Re:Some thoughts....

[ad0gg]

Why does my cell phone have less scratches on the display then my nano when nano has been in pocket for 6 hours at most before I realized that it that wasn't a smart idea. My cell phones has been in my pocket for 8 hours a day, 7 days a week for a year and a half. Apple choose to use the cheaper quality plastics.