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Macbook Owner With Defective GPU Beats Apple In Court
New submitter RockoW writes "A few years ago, Apple sold defective computers of the MacBook Pro line. They had the defective Nvidia 8600M GT GPU. In this case Apple refused to take the computer back and issue me a refund. Instead, they promised to replace the 8600M GT boards when they failed, up to four years from the date of purchase. Three years later, the MacBook Pro failed and they refused to replace it. This guy took them to the court and won by their own means."
Because this is Slashdot. Apple is that evil bad nasty walled-garden company that makes products those filthy commoners like, and has grown huge doing it. Those GPU suppliers also make the nice hardware we use, though, so we don't complain about them nearly as much.
You do not have a moral or legal right to do absolutely anything you want.
I use apple gear every day in my line of work (mostly the mobile stuff). They may be stylish, but they also PERFORM. So many of you marketing haters forget that their gear actually fucking performs, esp. in the hands of a skilled user. I hand built my own (very high performance) computers for over 15 years, yet im typing this on a store bought mac (screaming fast PC right next to it)...... Techies wouldnt buy the stuff if it didnt do work for them.
Good-bye
>>> this sounds like isolated cases, and could be for any number of reasons (user voids warrantee, the problem turns out to be a different part, etc).
Apparently the court disagreed. A warranty is a warranty. This reminds me of Toyota refusing to replace engines that had failed after only ~25,000 miles. They claimed the blame belonged to the customer, and forced owners to shell-out ~$6000 on new engines for their 1-2 year old cars/trucks. (It was later discovered the engines were running too hot, thus causing the oil to sludge, and not the customers' fault.)
The civil lawsuit eventually sided with the customers and Toyota had to reimburse them for their fees. I will NEVER understand why these corporations like Apple/Toyota think they can offer a warranty, and then not honor said warranty. Maybe they believe the customers will not bother seeking legal recompense.
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