“Apple Inc. agreed to pay refunds of $25 to $79 to as many as 2.3 million Mac computer customers to resolve claims that some of its power adapters were prone to spark,” Bloomberg News reports.
“Customers who bought certain replacement adapters for PowerBook and iBook computers are eligible for the settlement, according to documents filed in federal court in San Jose. U.S. District Court Judge James Ware granted preliminary approval of the agreement March 24,” Bloomberg News reports.
“The class action lawsuit, filed in 2006, alleged Apple misrepresented problems with the power adapters. In 2001, Apple recalled about 570,000 power adapters sold worldwide with Macintosh PowerBook G3 personal PCs after reports of overheating,” Bloomberg News reports. “A hearing on final approval of the settlement was scheduled for Sept. 8.”
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Sorry, guys. I take crazy good care of my computer. I shit you not when I say that I wipe it down with a baby blanket every night. My MBP set me back $2700, including AppleCare when I bought it new almost 2 years ago. It’s not a “blame the user” situation here. And stating that because *you* take good care of your equipment and *you* haven’t had a problem, therefore Apple does not have quality issues is a logically flawed statement (sampling error). There are well known Apple quality issues out there. Please, don’t be awestruck fanboys when it comes to Apple products, and apologize for the company when it rolls out a faulty product. It’s not the big bad, ne’er do well lawyers that are the problem here. It’s Apple. The world won’t end if you say, “Apple made a faulty product,” and they need to get their act together.
Just my $.02.