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Courts dismiss iPhone battery lawsuit
If you remember when the first, first-generation iPhone launched, Jose Trujillo sued Apple over the fact that the handset has a non-removable battery. That lawsuit has now been dismissed.
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said in his opinion, "Apple disclosed on the outside of the iPhone package that the [battery has] limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by [an] Apple service provider."
"Under the circumstances, no reasonable jury could find that deception occurred."
Trujillo sued Apple in Illinois state court in July 2007, accusing the company of consumer fraud.
[Via MacRumors and Bloomberg.com.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andre said 11:51AM on 9-26-2008
So following this logic, shouldn't Apple need to state on the packaging that a charge will only last about a day, oh, and that retrieving mail may or may not work?
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FearlessFreep said 12:01PM on 9-26-2008
Oh, please. Get over it. The iPhone is what it is. There is no one making anyone purchase it. If you do not like it, do not purchase it. Apple never claimed a) the battery would last a certain period. History can record scores of other electronic devices that had issues.
The question is whether Apple was somehow deceptive in its practices. Most companies fudge the truth, but fall well short of the legal definition of deception.
Andre said 12:06PM on 9-26-2008
Man, no sense of humor!
The battery duration is arguable, but the mail not working is unforgivable.
When the iPhone with v.2.1 is in standby in your pocket, it just doesn't check for mail any more until you wake it up and manually check. Kind of useless if you depend on your mail for anything.
DrWho said 12:55PM on 9-26-2008
Well mine sure does, the little random vibration is quite nice
Andrew said 12:03PM on 9-26-2008
American court in common sense judgement shock!
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John said 12:03PM on 9-26-2008
Awesome. I am so tired of idiots trying to sue for anything they can think of these days. People need to stop trying to think of a quick way to get rich at the expense of others. Go out there and get a real job and work like "normal" people do.
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Phil Bridges said 1:28PM on 9-26-2008
Us Brits have a name for people like Jose Trujillo and it rhymes with the word 'anchor'...
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clearThumbtack said 1:56PM on 9-26-2008
LOL
Jad said 3:43PM on 9-26-2008
So Jose will be paying all the fees associated with this frivolous suit for both sides? Yeah right!
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