iPod Battery Settlement Approved

By Ed Oswald | Published August 26, 2005, 2:48 PM

A judge in California's San Mateo County has given final approval to a settlement that could offer some kind of solace to nearly 1.3 million iPod owners who have had problems with defective batteries within the popular digital music player. The settlement was tentatively approved in June.

Under the terms of the deal, affected first- and second-generation iPod owners would receive $25 in cash or a $50 credit at the Apple store. Those who paid for a battery replacement could receive up to half of the cost back. Third-generation iPod owners would be eligible for a free battery replacement.

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Gee, what a ruling! People who paid $99 to get a battery replaced get $50 back? HOORAY! *Rolls eyes* Apple isn't out any by doing that! They should have to refund the whole $99 because it was their fault to begin with.

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Damn my cursed 4th generation iPod!

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It's an iPod. Damning it is redundant.

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The iPod Battery is still in Beta??!?!?

*gasp*

Oh, wait, it ain't. What the hell is this story doing here?

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Ummmm....you made the moderators mad! LOL! WTG!

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roflmao..

Mod me down, will you?

I'm off topic? No Sir, YOU are off topic! This is Betanews, not Slashdot.

If you mod me down, I will only come back infinitely more paowerful than you culd ever imagine.... (spelling mistakes inserted for your reading pleshur)

*looks up more lame quotes to pervert*

Bah. I got better thnigs to do.

:P

Hey, Ed.. The site is Betanews... This article ain't. I'm just sayin'....

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