“In an order dated last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel dismissed a lawsuit submitted in July 2010 that accused Apple of fraud, deceptive advertising and violating California’s consumer protection and unfair business practices laws by making, marketing and selling defective tablets,” Gregg Keizer reports for Computerworld.
“The three plaintiffs — Jacob Balthazar, Claudia Keller and John Browning — said last year that they were duped into buying a defective device by Apple’s marketing claims that ‘reading on iPad is just like reading a book,'” Keizer reports. “Balthazar, Keller and Browning alleged that, unlike a book, the iPad unexpectedly shuts down in warm weather or when it’s in direct sunlight.”
Keizer reports, “But on Thursday, Fogel said that the trio’s original charges were inadequate. ‘The Court concludes that these allegations are insufficient,’ Fogel wrote in his order.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Attribution: ZDNet. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Edward W.” for the heads up.]
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A trio of hucksters attempting and failing to sucker money out of Apple. I mean come on even if the iPad did overheat and burn off his gonads that would have done mankind a Darwinian favor by preventing procreation of the next generation of fucktards.
I second that!
Lol
Since when does an iPad get hot?
Some people will sue over anything these days.
I vaguely remember this from last year, didn’t they claim it overheated in direct sunlight after like 2-3 hours?
Comeon bro, dont be so stink, they just wanted a new life, new car and not work for the rest of their lives cus there computer got hot enough to warm the blood in their legs.
You guys are kill joys
God loves a tryer hehehehe
The reflection of the light from the ipad caused me mental stress and I cant take a piss at night and cant make love to my 125kg wife cus its affected my stiffy… 10millions dollars would help put a bit of lead back in my pencil 😉
Hillbilly lawsuits! That’s what I call it!
‘What in tarnation! This ain’t no book! It ain’t got no paper! I can’t wipe me backside with it while I’m in the outhouse! I’m a suin Apple! I will! Git outa my way!’
LOL! must be REDMOND hillbillys
Hillbillies would have too much common sense to do this. These are some Grade A California hippies who are unable or unwilling to infer anything.
No issues like that with my iPad. 😀
The judge should have required all 3 rip off pukes to pay Apples legal fees, and punitive damages proportional to any damage done to Apples public reputation,
I had read this issue did affect several people when using the pad in direct sunlight. After about 20 minutes the device would overheat and they have pictures of the device showing the warning sign that it’s too hot. Look it up. In any case I had heard it was isolated and not common. So sounds like a simple replacement is all that is needed.
Joe, I read it was, like your post, all bullshit. I read it, it must be true.
Yeah u must know it all. Wow. What a smart guy u must be.
Suck it dorks!!!
Well, not mine. I hear Zune Tang swings that way.
Finally! A judge with a brain who wasn’t afraid to use it!
Take that losers!
Put ANY electronics in the sun long enough and there will be trouble. duh…
About a silly as “hot coffee is hot.” I hope the “three plaintiffs” and/or their legal counsel wasted a whole lot of time, effort, and money for nothing.