Apple (Apparently?) Appealed iPod Battery Issue Settlement
On October 24, 2005, a notice of appeal was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, against the approved iPod Settlement. As a result, Settlement benefits will not be provided unless and until the appeal is resolved.
Presumably, the appellant is Apple. But if Apple is appealing, why did it initially agree to the settlement? Anyway, we hope whomever appealed wins. This is another consumer class action settlement that basically lines the attorneys' pockets and gets relatively little for the consumer on a very questionable issue based on our experience with the original iPods. We have two that still get over 7 hours on their original batteries. [Bill Fox]
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