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StrangeDays said:

 ...just because you want it now. 

Stomping feet on the floor when not getting what you want when you want does not somehow mean Apple/Cook are big meanies.

That's a bullshit response and you know it. Mischaracterizing what you quoted is bush league. That isn't what happened and has nothing to do with defining/differentiating alpha and beta releases. There was no reason to be a dick about it but that's the path you chose.

Mondain said:

"Hagens Berman is getting about half of the settlement."

Wow. What a world we live in.

laytech said:

Once again, only the lawyers win! 

indieshack said:

Hagens Berman is getting about half of the settlement. Users shouldn't expect big cash from this settlement — the email that we received shows a $14.45 payout.

Yikes - so everything I've seen and experienced from class action lawsuits indicate that where possible it's not a good idea to join them where given the choice.

Yes, by all means, you should get your own lawyer and sue outside of a class action. See how that works out for you. Every time there's a class action judgement announced, there's the same whining of "only the lawyers win. Well, maybe you should have got to law school.

it is disappointing that lawyers get so much of the pot at the end of the game. But if the job was easy, you'd be doing it. Or maybe at least one of you. Who's going to file their own lawsuit and what do you think their odds are going to be?

The big payday for law firms, and not individual lawyers for the most part, is probably a big reason to take on class actions in the first place, but not in every case. Apple's responsibilities and actions going forward aren't clear to me. I tried reading the significantly redacted certification and gave up. I'm no lawyer. Maybe Apple has to provide new replacements for defective merchandise. If that's the case, customers win. And their replacement kit will be cover by AppleCare.

Will Apple rewrite AppleCare somewhat, and will that work for future claims. I have no idea. A few of my Apple buys have been refurbs but only when they've been significantly cheaper than retail. For the last few years there have been so many great deals from authorized retailers it hasn't made sense to buy refurbs.

Limit the percentage of lawyers' fees and plaintiffs get more money. That would almost guarantee fewer lawsuits with much less legal redress. If somebody's got a viable alternative that both better awards plaintiffs and stops egregious corporate practices, regale us with The Answer.

Apple would be doing me a huge favor by allowing two or three options to the 'Siri' trigger, like Amazon does for their Echo ('Alexa', 'Computer').

Siri on the HomePod, is adequate if barely, for controlling music, but pretty much dismal for anything else it's supposed to do.

Those remaining few things need to be done on the phone. But I have to wake the phone for that. If just using the voice command, HomePod Siri muscles in and takes control, and fails to respond properly. So Siri, and Siri's hot sister, Sara, would be appreciated.

I still want the CAPTCHA platform dead. Put down. Buried. Ground into nothingness. It's a potentially viable concept horrific in execution. If it was finished, I'd cheer.

I missed that it can connect to four different devices. This may get a test drive.