I totally dissagree with this. THe issue was that SOME powerbooks didn't do EVERYTHING that OSX was supposed to provide. YES, one or two folks may legitimately have been put out by this issue. Do you REALLY think that it's worth $20-50 MILLION dollars in legal fees to have this go into a lawsuit?? I seriously doubt it. I have generally found that most large corp's (despite what your left-wing idiots in CA think) ARE interested in the little guy.. Guess what--it's generally the little guy who makes the profit for them, in the long run.
It should come as no suprise to anyone that this suit was done in LA, California. Anybody wonder why California's budget is upside down, and every small business that can, has moved out of the state?? One proud-to-be-A**-kissing Mac user. Tom In a message dated 10/28/03 5:01:58 PM, you wrote: >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. 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