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These assholes are caught between a rock and a hard place. For all their protestations about consumers being harmed by Apple’s privacy policies the consumers are flipping them the bird. Following Apple’s requirements means less advertising revenue. Threatening their customers with fees or restrictions is blowing up on their faces, showing the world their abject disdain for the source of their wealth... their customers.

Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Bad boys, bad boys. 

fred1 said:

I remember when people would just return a defective product for repair, a refund, or replacement. Now they start class action suits?
With the money they’re getting do they get a replacement, or just a refund?

Class actions are about attorneys making money. What’s the profit in just returning the product for replacement or refund? It probably works like this. The lawyers keep an eye on tech blogs and social media to see what people are complaining about. If a problem looks like it could be litigated they start contacting users to find one who will agree to sue. Now they have their class action. And true to form the company, this case Apple, looks at it from a financial standpoint instead of a right/wrong point of view. What’s the most economical way to resolve the suit? In almost all cases like this one the answer is settle out of court while admitting no guilt or responsibility. The lawyers know this and they can make a ton of money without much effort in their part. 

Oh, and by the way, I’m still waiting for my $25 for battery-gate on my long gone iPhone 6.

pslice said:

40 Cores? I just want 10-12. How many potential customers??? I have modest wants, 27-30” screen, 12 cores and modest storage and decent RAM. Come on , Apple. 

Well, if it’s a Mac Pro then it’s not designed for you is it. Potential customers? Same as the current Mac Pro, professionals who need maximum performance and who are willing to pay the price for it,

As a former AT&T employee I can tell you that there was much disgust and distrust for the former CEO, Randall (don’t you call me Randy) Stephenson. This is the guy that fucked up the attempted acquisition of T-Mobile 2011. He got a slap on the wrist and a temporary reduction of salary from the board. He’s also the one who did the deal to buy Time Warner media in 2016 for $85 billion (completed in 2018), which many analysts thought was a bad idea. Now the new CEO, John Stankey, is spinning off Warner Media after just three years.

But Randall is living it up with his retirement package and golden parachute. Go figure.

So this outfit claims it didn’t know the accessories were counterfeit? I can probably tell you exactly what happened. They were offered a ‘deal’ on these chargers at a substantial discount, much cheaper than buying them from Apple’s legitimate supplier and they conveniently didn't bother to check things out. The judge got it wrong in my opinion. The company is guilty of intentional fraud.

Remember this article the next time Apple gets sued for an exploding iPhone. I’m guessing something like this is just the tip of the iceberg and that counterfeit Apple accessories are being sold all over the world.

For many years now I only buy Apple devices and Apple accessories directly from Apple, either online or in store. I would never, EVER buy Apple products from Amazon, best Buy, or any other so-called authorized dealer. There’s just too much risk of fraud and I don’t care one bit how much cheaper it is from Amazon or elsewhere.