Iphone owner sues Apple for $1 mil.

[docutech 10+ year member]

I did think Apple lowering the price on their phone was sort of a low blow to all the die hard fans who lined up and waited patiently for the phones release. But to sue for it? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Only in America, folks! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif:greedy:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/10/02/apple.iphone.lawsuit.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

SAN JOSE, California (AP) -- A New York woman is so angry at Apple Inc. for lopping $200 off the price of the iPhone that she's filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.

Dongmei Li of Queens, New York, claimed the company violated price discrimination laws when it slashed the price of the 8-gigabyte iPhone by a third, from $599 to $399, within two months of the gadget's June debut.

Apple lowered the iPhone's price on September 5 and also said it would stop selling the $499 4-gigabyte model. Hundreds of early customers who paid full price didn't expect a reduction so soon and complained.

Apple issued an apology the next day. Under its return policy, Apple refunded the $200 difference for those who bought the phone within 14 days of the reduction. And in a move to make peace with those who purchased the higher-priced phone before that period, the company offered a $100 credit at Apple stores.

According to Li's lawsuit, filed on September 24 in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, the price reduction injured early purchasers like herself because they cannot resell the product for the same profit as those who bought the cell phone following the price cut.

Li purchased a 4GB iPhone for $499 and alleged that owners of the 4GB model were given less favorable terms than those who bought the 8GB model at the premium price, according to the lawsuit.

Apple spokeswoman Susan Lundgren declined to comment, citing the company's policy to not discuss pending litigation.

The lawsuit also named AT&T Inc., the exclusive carrier in the U.S. for the iPhone, and alleged the two companies' required two-year service contract for the iPhone constituted unfair business practices.

Mark Siegel, an AT&T spokesman, declined to comment, saying he had not yet seen the lawsuit.

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[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

That is why you never buy something when it first comes out:fyi:

 

[docutech 10+ year member]

Werd.

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

lol had to be Queens, NY

must be an angry Mets fan

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[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

lol had to be Queens, NY


must be an angry Mets fan

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You met fans gotta take your anger out on something:fyi:

 

[tommyk90 5,000+ posts]

I'm gonna sue the OP for wasting my time.

Seeking $100,000,000 in damages.

 

[Slammed 5,000+ posts]

lol yep

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

pwnt by free enterprise

 

[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

I'm gonna sue the OP for wasting my time.
Seeking $100,000,000 in damages.

I'll throw in $20 in lawyer costs so I can make some money if that's ok with you. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[docutech 10+ year member]

I'm gonna sue the OP for wasting my time.
Seeking $100,000,000 in damages.

ERR...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

I plead not guilty and say I quoted the article to save-a-click! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

I hope they reach a settlement. Steve Jobs should be required to give her a 5 gallon bucket full of his own shit.

The way some of these people are about apple, it may fetch a mil on the market.

 

[CaliforniabOY5 10+ year member]

lol had to be Queens, NY


must be an angry Mets fan

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lol had to get some kind of cheap thrill

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

cell phone companies do this all the time. when the phone comes out its 200-350 bucks, then a month later if you sign up you get the phone free or for 50 bucks.

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

Why did he stop at 1 million? Why not 100 billion dollars? It's just as crazy...

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I hope apple turns around and sues this stupid bish for frivolous prosecution.