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Complaint alleges that Apple violated state consumer protection statutes, as well as warranties.
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that were overly scratched.
I see all scratch-related problems to the nanos a load of crap and that if you want to be sure yours doesn't scratch, stop putting it in the same pocket as your car keys. End of story.
that were overly scratched.
I see all scratch-related problems to the nanos a load of crap and that if you want to be sure yours doesn't scratch, stop putting it in the same pocket as your car keys. End of story.
I must have missed the law about selling items that might scratch. I could probably make a lot of money going through all my belongings and suing all the companies.
Just more people trying to jump on the gravy train.
I must have missed the law about selling items that might scratch. I could probably make a lot of money going through all my belongings and suing all the companies.
Just more people trying to jump on the gravy train.
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As for the case its optional and it doesnt come with the nano so deal with it. If not having a scratched nano is worth the 30 bucks then buy it, if not then dont. If your patient and do a little research about a product before you drop a couple hundred dollars for it then you know what problems you could have, what you can do to prevent those problems and how much its going to cost you to prevent those problems. Ignorance is not a reason to sue.
In the case of the lawyers, in my opinion class action lawsuits are all about opprotunistic lawyers that look for something that harms (if you can call it that in this case) large amounts of people and then they look for someone to sue for it. Lawyers are the big winners of class action lawsuits, they make more than if it was an individual lawsuit and the people harmed make less than if it was an individual lawsuit. This case isnt about morals and business ethics, this is about compulsive and impatient people who had to have the latest and greatest now. Those people made an assumption that the product they were buying reached their certain level of quality and when it didnt they felt wronged. A lawyer looking to line his pockets then picks up the case telling those affected that its not your fault you were compulsive and ignorant about the product you were buying but it was Apples fault for not reaching a level of quality determined by you in the Apple's nano (refering to the scratches and not the defects of broken LCD's). The lawyer then sues for the price of the nanos and damages, ect (what kind of damages can you have in a case like this anyways?). Just be informed about what you buy.
check out montblank or waterman pens. stylish, expensively so, in fact. made of--hey--look at that: black plastic! often carried in--oh no, this is just too much: the pocket! maintains its expensive, scratch-free finish for . . . decades or longer.
the real irony? papermate pens are about as durable, for less than 1% of the price of a good montblac or waterman. i don't believe that consumer's expectations for the nano (to be reasonably durable) are unreasonable.
mark d.
As for the case its optional and it doesnt come with the nano so deal with it. If not having a scratched nano is worth the 30 bucks then buy it, if not then dont. If your patient and do a little research about a product before you drop a couple hundred dollars for it then you know what problems you could have, what you can do to prevent those problems and how much its going to cost you to prevent those problems. Ignorance is not a reason to sue.
In the case of the lawyers, in my opinion class action lawsuits are all about opprotunistic lawyers that look for something that harms (if you can call it that in this case) large amounts of people and then they look for someone to sue for it. Lawyers are the big winners of class action lawsuits, they make more than if it was an individual lawsuit and the people harmed make less than if it was an individual lawsuit. This case isnt about morals and business ethics, this is about compulsive and impatient people who had to have the latest and greatest now. Those people made an assumption that the product they were buying reached their certain level of quality and when it didnt they felt wronged. A lawyer looking to line his pockets then picks up the case telling those affected that its not your fault you were compulsive and ignorant about the product you were buying but it was Apples fault for not reaching a level of quality determined by you in the Apple's nano (refering to the scratches and not the defects of broken LCD's). The lawyer then sues for the price of the nanos and damages, ect (what kind of damages can you have in a case like this anyways?). Just be informed about what you buy.
check out montblank or waterman pens. stylish, expensively so, in fact. made of--hey--look at that: black plastic! often carried in--oh no, this is just too much: the pocket! maintains its expensive, scratch-free finish for . . . decades or longer.
the real irony? papermate pens are about as durable, for less than 1% of the price of a good montblac or waterman. i don't believe that consumer's expectations for the nano (to be reasonably durable) are unreasonable.
mark d.
The lawyers, however, clean up. That's why lawyers choose to specialize in class action.
Add to this the fact that duh, plastic scratches, you've got the makings of one huge nuisance suit.
The lawyers, however, clean up. That's why lawyers choose to specialize in class action.
Add to this the fact that duh, plastic scratches, you've got the makings of one huge nuisance suit.
because Apple says it will fit in there, doesn't mean it's the
preffered mode of carry.
Don't wan't scratches? Quit putting it in your pocket... Dumb *****.
Keep suing and you won't have anything left to sue about because
companies will quit making stuff.
Clearly what is being described here is scratching far beyond what a reasonable person would expect. I have a 3G iPod that I carry around in my pocket all the time, unprotected. There's barely a scratch on the face - certainly no noticeable scratches, and none that interfere even slightly with reading the display. And yet what we're hearing about Nanos is that the face is getting scratched to the point where the display is unreadable, in a very short time.
So statements like "put anything plastic in your pocket it will get scratched" and "don't wan't scratches? Quit putting it in your pocket" are simply ignorant. Sure, on the face of it, they seems like obvious statements, but in this instance are apparently made in complete ignorance of the facts.
i have a two year old sony minidisc player. i've dropped it numerous times onto sand-ridden wooden and concrete floors, put it in my pockets with my keys, wallet, phone, and even glass objects. the display, despite a large crack, is still *very* legible.
the new ipod nanos are becoming scratched to the point of illegibility not by being dropped on the ground, but by scratching against the fabric that comprises pockets, fingers passing over them, EVEN THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC CASES SOLD TO PROTECT THEM. unless you expect people to go into a semiconductor foundry and use a small robotic crane to play their ipod nano, the device scratches in circumstances that ARE considered "reasonable use." if cell phones or other devices scratched this easily, trust me, you'd hear about it. so enough of this "wah wah. it scratches because you're using your hands rather than moving it telekinetically" garbage. as many previous users pointed out, the previous generation ipods didn't have this problem.
- Give it a rest people...
- by corelogik October 21, 2005 3:28 PM PDT
- If you put anything plastic in your pocket it will get scratched. Just
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- Do you actually know what you're talking about?
- by October 23, 2005 3:48 PM PDT
- I suspect all the people saying "what do you expect? Get over it!" etc etc probably haven't actually experienced this problem, or seen a Nano that has the problem.
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- are you high? do you understand what you're reading?
- by chomprock October 23, 2005 6:39 PM PDT
- you must not use portable electronic devices. lemme break it down for you:
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- Another complete idiot shows his stupidity on the web
- by bemenaker October 24, 2005 10:48 AM PDT
- Gee, before you speak, think. Guess that isn't possible in all cases. How many of the other Ipods released to date had this problem. Gee, NONE. So maybe there is something different going on. Maybe you are just another idiot fan-boy incapable of empirical thinking. Did I stump you with that word? Look it up. dictionary.com
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Showing 1 of 3 pages (101 Comments)because Apple says it will fit in there, doesn't mean it's the
preffered mode of carry.
Don't wan't scratches? Quit putting it in your pocket... Dumb *****.
Keep suing and you won't have anything left to sue about because
companies will quit making stuff.
Clearly what is being described here is scratching far beyond what a reasonable person would expect. I have a 3G iPod that I carry around in my pocket all the time, unprotected. There's barely a scratch on the face - certainly no noticeable scratches, and none that interfere even slightly with reading the display. And yet what we're hearing about Nanos is that the face is getting scratched to the point where the display is unreadable, in a very short time.
So statements like "put anything plastic in your pocket it will get scratched" and "don't wan't scratches? Quit putting it in your pocket" are simply ignorant. Sure, on the face of it, they seems like obvious statements, but in this instance are apparently made in complete ignorance of the facts.
i have a two year old sony minidisc player. i've dropped it numerous times onto sand-ridden wooden and concrete floors, put it in my pockets with my keys, wallet, phone, and even glass objects. the display, despite a large crack, is still *very* legible.
the new ipod nanos are becoming scratched to the point of illegibility not by being dropped on the ground, but by scratching against the fabric that comprises pockets, fingers passing over them, EVEN THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC CASES SOLD TO PROTECT THEM. unless you expect people to go into a semiconductor foundry and use a small robotic crane to play their ipod nano, the device scratches in circumstances that ARE considered "reasonable use." if cell phones or other devices scratched this easily, trust me, you'd hear about it. so enough of this "wah wah. it scratches because you're using your hands rather than moving it telekinetically" garbage. as many previous users pointed out, the previous generation ipods didn't have this problem.