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iPod Nano Scratches Result In Suit

Posted by Zonk on from the don't-put-it-in-your-pocket-with-your-keys dept.

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."

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  1. Fscking Scumbag Ambulance Chasers by geomon · · Score: 3, Interesting

    "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.

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    1. Re:Fscking Scumbag Ambulance Chasers by JJman · · Score: 3, Interesting

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

  2. I didnt know by timothykaine · · Score: 5, Interesting

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

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

  3. He's lost it by tktk · · Score: 4, Interesting
    ...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/

  4. Battery by rlp · · Score: 3, Interesting

    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.

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  5. why are the scratches important by GodWasAnAlien · · Score: 3, Interesting

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

    NODRTA.

  6. Apple people and aesthetics.. by Vellmont · · Score: 4, Interesting

    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.

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