Re: G3/Mac OS X Settlement

[Jacob Saariaho]

Look, I really appreciate all the corporate ass kissing and lawyer 
bashing, but I just wanted to know what exactly is claimed in the 
lawsuit? That Apple didn't offer support for G3 users? Falsely 
advertised compatibility for computers that weren't and then didn't 
offer refunds to customers who complained? It sounds as though a 
significant number of people are asking for a refund on a product that 
didn't work with their machines. As much as I like Apple, I don't think 
they're infallible, and, as much as I distrust lawyers, they are around 
for a reason and on occasion have been known to do some good.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 04:43  PM, Hamlin Krewson wrote:

I have to agree. In the end, class action suits only hurt both the 
company and the end user. Received information on another one against 
Apple many years ago. Forget what it was, but the originator got 
around $1000 or so, lawyers got millions, and I (along with several 
thousand others) was offered a whole $1.50. The only winners in these 
suits are the lawyers, always.

Hamlin

I received the full settlement report from the lawyers. As a mac 
supporter, I threw the hole thing in the trash. Class action suits 
benefit the law offices that file more than the actually participants 
since they get there cut from the over-all settlement amount, or 
their high fees are paid on top of the settlement. These law offices 
regularly seek ways to design a class action and then lobby for 
participants.


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