Woman sues Apple, claims false iPhone advertising

This is exactly why it helps to be as vague as possible when trying to quantify a product's improvement over another product. Apple's mistake here is making the claim that the iPhone *is* "twice as fast" and not "up to twice as fast". (Though it is somewhat implied in the nearly-illegible disclaimer text on the bottom of the screen in these ads.)

Given that I've personally seen defendants lose in court over the word "essentially" appearing in contracts where they meant to the terms to be definitive in nature, I don't see why the opposite claim shouldn't work where a contract was "too definitive" where it should have allowed flexibility in the terms.

It'll all come down to money in the end, but her chance here could well be as high as 50/50.

My 2 cents... if you buy a product and it is not working for you take it back before the return policy/warranty expires. Its obvious that this lady has a lot of money and time to blow... My first GEN iPhone died less than a month after I had it (didn't drop it, didn't hack it) I called Apple they sent me another one the next day and I'm still using the same unit today. Sounds like something is wrong with her unit I'm wondering why she just didn't take it back to the store.

The REAL reason for the 3G suckiness are all the tiny scratches on the plastik back that distort the signal. Didn't consider that, Apple, did ya...

as I type... 1.34 Mbps 6.94x faster than EDGE... Case dismissed.

goodness, this of course happens the DAY before i move to Birmingham. sheeze, what am i doing?

First of all, I love Apple as a company and happily own many of their products as well as a few shares of stock.

However, I have to say this woman has a valid complaint regarding this commercial... On a perfectly clear day with neither building nor tree in sight it takes SEVERAL seconds for the GPS to locate me. Also, my 3G speeds have never even approached what is displayed on that commercial. Hell, my Wi-Fi speeds aren't even that good sitting next to the router hooked up to a T1!

I understand it's just a phone and that in many ways it is superior to the first generation iPhone. And while I was in line to buy the phone long before I saw that commercial - I do think the commercial is EXTREMELY misleading to people who are on the fence.

Lastly, I think it is kind of sad that so many people are writing the woman off as some "dumb bitch" - how dare you hide behind the internet and speak about someone that way! I am really curious to see what Macworld's nation-wide speed test experiment comes out with. Hopefully it will shut the mouths of many Apple apologists...

Aron T
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Sue?! Wtf is wrong with people? If you don't like it, get something else. Honda didn't tell me my 'black' car looks a little blue in the light, bastards! False advertising! I will sue Honda!

Lady, Can I interest you in a hot McDonald's coffee? Come to the drive-thru to get it

OR the real answer isn't a lawsuit...if enough people don't find the iPhone works as described (claiming 2x as fast), here is a solution Apple WILL listen to....

DON'T BUY IT...

I realize it's different after you've bought it, but you have 14 days to return it consequence free. If find Apple's product doesn't work, buy a RIM or Nokia device...Apple will listen and fix things when you hit them in teh pocketbook...

Having said that, I've had no problems with mine...

Not sure a lawsuit is the answer, but someone needs to force apple to speak to it's customers! There is obviously a very large group of people experiencing poor performance on their newly purchased iPhone 3G's.
It's not right for apple to go silent on this. They need to fess up and let people know what the issue is, and when they hope to have it fixed.
I don't expect them to have a magic wand and fix everything on day one, but they need to keep us informed.
As it is right now, we have no clue if our iPhones will be fixed EVER. For all we know, apple could not care less since they already got our money.

Apple needs to step up here and show it's customers they care.

Not sure a lawsuit is the answer, but someone needs to force apple to speak to it's customers! There is obviously a very large group of people experiencing poor performance on their newly purchased iPhone 3G's.
It's not right for apple to go silent on this. They need to fess up and let people know what the issue is, and when they hope to have it fixed.
I don't expect them to have a magic wand and fix everything on day one, but they need to keep us informed.
As it is right now, we have no clue if our iPhones will be fixed EVER. For all we know, apple could not care less since they already got our money.

Apple needs to step up here and show it's customers they care.