Apple Sued Over iPhone Bricking

An anonymous reader writes "The week's debate over the iPhone 1.1.1 has finally resulted in legal action. InfoWeek reports that on Friday, California resident Timothy Smith sued Apple in a class-action case in Santa Clara County Superior court. The suit was filed by Damian Fernandez, the lawyer who's been soliciting plaintiffs all week for a case against Apple. The suit doesn't ask for a specific dollar amount, but seeks an injunction against Apple, which prevents it from selling the iPhone with any software lock. It also asks that Apple be enjoined from denying warranty service to users of unlocked iPhone, and from requiring iPhone users to get their phone service through AT&T."

Comments

Re:Stupid lawsuit again...?

[suv4x4]

Why should the vendor be held reliable if YOU break his software?

Indeed, why?
Let's find out!

*flips out a cell phone and dials his lawyer*

New Twist on an Old Trick

[stewbacca]

the lawyer who's been soliciting plaintiffs all week for a case against Apple.

Man, and attorneys used to just chase ambulances.

Re:Stupid lawsuit again...?

[alshithead]

"What *was* deliberate was the encryption of the firmware to lock out third party apps/mods. That's a deliberate step to lock down the phone, as with the touch, not an unintended consequence."

They have every right to try to lock out third party apps/mods. I could create a machine that sucks dicks. Don't come crying to me if it bites your dick off if you modify the firmware to try and let it toss your salad too. My warranty would state that the alshithead dick sucker is specifically for sucking dick and alshithead will not repair, replace, or sew dicks back on if modified in any way. :P

Re:Stupid lawsuit again...?

[jcuervo]

It's not like little gnomes entered the iPhone and physically started destroying the hardware. Or is it?!