• Apple looses lawsuit, gets taste of own dickery. All iphone 4 owners that didn't get a free case get
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[QUOTE]According to [I]CNET, a class-action lawsuit over the iPhone 4's troublesome antenna, aka [URL="http://www.engadget.com/tag/antennagate"]Antennagate[/URL], has been settled. The planned resolution will net US residents who bought one and presumably either $15 in cash or ([URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/23/apple-begins-iphone-4-case-program-apply-for-your-free-case-or/"]another?[/URL]) free bumper case. [I]CNET quotes co-lead counsel Ira Rothken (who, by the way, also represents [URL="http://www.engadget.com/tag/megaupload"]Megaupload[/URL]) saying that he believes the settlement is "fair and reasonable", affecting some 25 million people who will be notified by email and through print ads in [I]USA Today[/I] and [I]Macworld[/I]. Once they've received the heads up, they can go to [URL="http://www.iphone4settlement.com/"]www.iPhone4Settlement.com[/URL] (not up and running yet) to register their claims. When the issue first came to light back in 2010 Apple suggested [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/hey-apple-youre-holding-it-wrong/"]holding it differently[/URL]before saying it would [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/02/apple-iphone-4-reception-problems-a-software-issue-fix-coming/"]tweak[/URL] its signal display formulas and, eventually, offering the free cases. Hopefully for the company and its users, this resolution puts the issue -- which is [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/08/consumer-reports-finds-iphone-4s-to-have-worthwhile-antennae-sa/"]not a problem on the new 4S[/URL] -- to bed. [B]Update[/B]: We spoke to an Apple representative who confirmed that the settlement is for those customers who chose not to take a free case or return their phone back in 2010. It looks like holding out didn't get you much more than the option to take $15 cash instead, but we'll simply consider it a much-needed opportunity to reflect on the International Year of Biodiversity that was.[/I][/I][/QUOTE] [URL]http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/17/apple-iphone-4-antennagate-lawsuit-settlement/[/URL] my advice? dont get the free bumper, take the $15 and run the bumper does this: [QUOTE][IMG]http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Exclusive-Apple-Customer-Sends-in-Photos-of-iPhone-4-Scratched-by-Bumper-2.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][IMG]http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/extra/NEWS/large/BumperscratchediPhone4scr_001-large.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
wow a whole $15
This will add up. Good.
wait so if i bought one like a month or two ago do i still get 15 bucks?
[QUOTE=exiam;34761173]wow a whole $15[/QUOTE] Wait for a Steam sale. Or buy lunch. Or donate it. Plenty you can do.
[QUOTE=exiam;34761173]wow a whole $15[/QUOTE] You can do a lot with $15.
Why can't people spell lose.
Bumpers and all those cases damage your phone even more actually. I always carry my iphone without a case/sock/bumper and it doesnt even have a scratch yet. Theres no need for them in my opinion.
[QUOTE=chugolug;34761210]You can do a lot with $15.[/QUOTE] Gumballs. A lot of them.
you could also get 150 dime store whores with that 15$ [QUOTE=murphy7;34761231]Bumpers and all those cases damage your phone even more actually. I always carry my iphone without a case/sock/bumper and it doesnt even have a scratch yet. Theres no need for them in my opinion.[/QUOTE] you must have the hands of a god if you're that careful
[QUOTE=J!NX;34761346]you could also get 150 dime store whores with that 15$[/QUOTE] obligatory 1 $15 whore post though a $15 whore isn't going to be particularly good, but orgies are always fun, so you get the most value out of 150 1 dime whores whoreconomics
Class-Actions never work on a individual level, but I wish that apple would buy me lunch.
[QUOTE=dookster;34761224]Why can't people spell lose.[/QUOTE] What a looser.
[QUOTE=Cone;34761375]obligatory 1 $15 whore post though a $15 whore isn't going to be particularly good, but orgies are always fun, so you get the most value out of 150 1 dime whores whoreconomics[/QUOTE] it's either 150 dime whores, 15 dollar whores, or one 15$ whore they're all bad, you might as well decide how many though
[QUOTE=dookster;34761224]Why can't people spell lose.[/QUOTE] because spellchecker says loose is a word edit: oh wait lose and loose mean 2 different things oops
[QUOTE=UnidentifiedFlyingTard;34761405]What a looser.[/QUOTE] Incorrect! It's actually spelled "leyhoo heser".
Revenge maybe small, it's still nice to see the big monster can still be beaten.
[QUOTE=J!NX;34761346]you could also get 150 dime store whores with that 15$ you must have the hands of a god if you're that careful[/QUOTE] I've had my android phone for about a year now. Never been close to dropping it. Only slipped out of my hands when I'm holding it above a table and then it falls like.. 1 cm and I am not super careful about how I hold it. Not ruining your stuff isn't rocketscience.
[QUOTE=GameDev;34761184]This will add up. Good.[/QUOTE] still peanuts to apple
its a start.
[QUOTE=frankie penis;34761527]still peanuts to apple[/QUOTE] Kinda makes you wonder: "Why didn't they spend a little extra time with quality controlling their device, instead of rushing it out and later tell people they're holding it wrong and should buy a case". I mean with all the money they spend on marketing their device as solid and exclusive it just seems weird.
Phones aren't as fragile as you think. I have an HTC Trophy, the entire front is glass, and I have an iPod touch. I take care not to drop them but when they do fall nothing happens. For starters, minimize phone usage above hard surfaces.That's not to say I haven't dropped my phone face-down on solid concrete before, but it was a ~50CM fall from my pocket. I've only ever dropped one iPod and have it crack, and that was in 2007. Of course, the iPhone is a lot of glass. That's a terrible design feature that means you almost always 100% need a case on it.
I love how 15 bucks won't buy you a new case
They should just offer a free penis app instead
Looks like them iPhone users will use that $15 towards the iPhone 5 or iPad 3
Holy shit i'm going to be rich!
Bumpers? Come on. It's a fucking phone.
Not as epic as the $100 gift card that was given to original iPhone owners when the price was cut. I cashed in on that shit.
I'm gonna spend it on drugs.
I'm gonna spend it on pot and hookers. Cheap pot and hookers.
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