Apple Sued By Unhappy iPhone 3G User
Jessica Alena Smith, an unhappy iPhone 3G user from Alabama, is suing Apple for false advertising and for profiting from a defective product. Is she serious? While suing Apple is a little extreme, there’s definitely a growing sentiment that the iPhone 3G isn’t living up to the hype that all of those ads caused. Even after an update that was rumored to fix the 3G woes, the iPhone 3G seems to have gotten worse or remained the same according to most users. So, instead of finding the nearest forum or tech blog to whine about it, Smith went straight to court. Talk about being proactive! Is this what Apple needs to light a fire under its derriere so that they will stop pretending this is a small problem (2%, yeah right)?
what goes around comes around, huh? Doesnt APPLE sue EVERYONE if you even talk about an apple product it doesnt want you to talk about? remember ThinkSecret? Yup…KARMA Apple…KARMA…..
Jdslim,
She should sue ATT? None of ATT’s other 3G smartphones have these issues that the Iphone 3G is having.
mor recent example PYSTAR they are still putiing out apple clones
It seems like this is headed toward the class-action direction, so I don’t think it’s entirely selfishness on Smith’s part. At the very least, Apple will realize that people are seriously ticked about the iPhone 3G and it will force El Stevo to do something about it.
yeah, but she will have $50,000 to get out of a contract
Over the past two days, two wireless carriers have stepped up to the plate and admitted there’s something wrong with some models of iPhone. The most unequivocal statement comes from Vodafone Australia, who told the Sydney Morning Herald that “the iPhone 3G issues were device-specific and nothing to do with the carriers’ networks,” according to the newspaper. That stands against Apple’s practice so far of referring questions about iPhone 3G reception here in the US to AT&T… read more here http://www.gearlog.com/2008/08/carriers_agree_theres_a_proble.php
IS THIS IS TRUE… LAWSUIT STANDS BECAUSE THEY KNOWINGLY SOLD A FAULTY DEVICE?
I hope she wins
And an iPhone 3G that doesn’t work properly is news?
Good for her!
@ ran-o-matic:
and it IS twice the speed half the price…
soooooo….what exactly is your point?
“Yeah I think like always the minority of the people are the most vocal. Most of the millions of people with the phone are not complaining, its just the loudest people are.”
Wow, you’ve counted them? Hard to substantiate either way. Without hard numbers you have to look at the environment. If this was truly just a vocal minority, the press would have ignored it.
[quote]… US is way too litigious. [/quote]
Boy, you got that one right.
Dennis