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Apple Sued Over iPhone Bricking

Posted by Zonk on from the better-than-the-price-change-suit dept.

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."

3 of 418 comments (clear)

  1. What good does unlocking an Iphone do.... by japhering · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Given that there are at least 3 if not 4 different standards for cellphones in use in the US, and that only 2 carriers support
    gsm (AT&T and T-Mobile) what good does unlocking the Iphone do. Both gsm providers have horrible customer service and in quite
    a few places horrible cell service.

    So unless you are planning on traveling a broad and willing to do without lots of the nifty features, what's the point ?

  2. Re:OfCOM by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    19 scruffy men in turbans killed 3000 people on 9/11.

  3. Re:What was Jobs thinking? by macs4all · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    MOD PARENT UP!!!!