When Apple Inc. was selling its iPhones like hot cakes, it forgot to mention something to its valued customers, that the phone’s battery has a limited life, and it’ll cost $86 to replace, including delivery. But apparently Apple got away with it after the company requested U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly in Chicago that he dismiss the lawsuit on the evidence and law without a trial. Well that’s the summary of the judgement.
Apple said that the iPhone package has a note on the outside of which mentions that the battery has limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by Apple service provider. The case got in to place after a Jose Trujillo sued Apple in Illinois state court in July 2007, accusing the company of consumer fraud and seeking class-action, or group, status. The case was later moved to federal court.
[via: BloombergPress]
What was the point of this case? All batteries fail, that is common knowledge. Therefore to sue a company for not stating the obvious is pointless and a waste of everyones time. These are the kinds of lawsuits that have us place Caution: This coffee may be hot. More dumbing down.
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Saad Ali Abbasi Reply:
September 27th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I realize what you’re point is. But look at the battery cost… do they usually cost $86 on other cell phones? They should’ve made it more prominent, I mean who’d want to down their product but still..
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