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Apple Faces Lawsuit Over iPad Overheating
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I had this issue the other day when my nephew used the iPad in the swimming pool sunshine for a couple of hours. The iPad stopped working and there was a message saying it was too hot or something like that.
I had this issue the other day when my nephew used the iPad in the swimming pool sunshine for a couple of hours. The iPad stopped working and there was a message saying it was too hot or something like that.
I say that we begin sterilizing people who are too stupid to use some common sense. They cannot be allowed to reproduce. If you file a stupid lawsuit like this and you lose then you get your gonads cut off.
Some common sense:
1. Do not put hot coffee between your legs when when you are driving a vehicle. Put it in the damn coffee cup holder or stop being such a lazy bastard and get out of your car to drink your coffee in the restaurant or get a travel mug and an attachable coffee cup holder if your vehicle does not have one.
2. Using electronics with no visible ventilation holes in direct sunlight will cause the device to overheat and shut down to prevent damage. This is a better alternative to having the device overheat and burn you or the surface you have it on.
Who wants to start a proposition to get people to vote on it for forced sterilization of litigious people with no common sense?
Some common sense:
1. Do not put hot coffee between your legs when when you are driving a vehicle. Put it in the damn coffee cup holder or stop being such a lazy bastard and get out of your car to drink your coffee in the restaurant or get a travel mug and an attachable coffee cup holder if your vehicle does not have one.
2. Using electronics with no visible ventilation holes in direct sunlight will cause the device to overheat and shut down to prevent damage. This is a better alternative to having the device overheat and burn you or the surface you have it on.
Who wants to start a proposition to get people to vote on it for forced sterilization of litigious people with no common sense?
has anyone else notice this? mine stops working in the oven. i can't understand why it heats up so easily. apple really should do something about this. this is so appalling.
The argument isn't that the protection is a bad thing, but that the device is fundamentally defective to the point where said protection is triggered under common conditions, to the point where it is unfit for the advertised purpose (both as a multitouch tablet in general and how Apple shows people using it outside in their commercials).
What will happen:
- Gains class action
- Apple will settle the lawsuit without admitting fault, as it's cheaper than fighting it out, and safer
- Most won't care. Most of those that do will forget to opt in for the benefit, or opt out of the class (so they can sue individually)
- The lawyers will get mllions, while those who opted in for a settlement will get a $10 off a new iPad coupon
This isn't a slam on Apple either. Class actions always end up in crappy settlements for the consumer. The greater hope is that the company takes the cost into account for the redesign.
Only in America can you sue for this kinda garbage...
A few weeks ago my neighbor lost a lawsuit in court...apparently the Justice system found him at fault for hurting another man who fell through his skylight window because that man was trying to break into the house... shucks...I guess you can win in court in NJ even if you attempt to commit a crime...
A few weeks ago my neighbor lost a lawsuit in court...apparently the Justice system found him at fault for hurting another man who fell through his skylight window because that man was trying to break into the house... shucks...I guess you can win in court in NJ even if you attempt to commit a crime...
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Overheating - Well Duh!
The iPad is pretty much a big black screen... black absorbs heat! So I assume if one stupidly leaves an iPad in +90 degree weather... obviously it will get hot - DUH
The iPad is pretty much a big black screen... black absorbs heat! So I assume if one stupidly leaves an iPad in +90 degree weather... obviously it will get hot - DUH
The reason I think it may stick is in the wording of the complaint:
It claims the iPad "does not live up to the reasonable consumer's expectations created by Apple" because it "overheats so quickly under common weather conditions.
Reading this makes me think that the complaint is not about whether or not it failsafe's after being left in a car, or put in a microwave, etc, but rather, if you were to take it outside to read while at the pool, beach, park etc, on a day with normal weather (95 and sunny for summer months).
I don't believe that 120 in the Sahara Desert would fall under "common weather conditions"
It claims the iPad "does not live up to the reasonable consumer's expectations created by Apple" because it "overheats so quickly under common weather conditions.
Reading this makes me think that the complaint is not about whether or not it failsafe's after being left in a car, or put in a microwave, etc, but rather, if you were to take it outside to read while at the pool, beach, park etc, on a day with normal weather (95 and sunny for summer months).
I don't believe that 120 in the Sahara Desert would fall under "common weather conditions"
As much as you jest, you can't use it in many of the sunny environments that Apple depicts happy iPad users using their devices in when they advertise.
At that point I suppose it's time to take out the old paperback book. Although reading that in direct sunlight hurts my eyes. So publishers should include a pair of sunglasses for outdoor use.
I'm sure Amazon could take advantage of this issue in their Kindle commercials. They're already using one of their commercials to show off the readability of the screen in broad daylight. Now they could just add, "And it won't shut off, either!"
So many products from Apple Inc overheated and overheat that there were speculations about this issue before the iPad's launch. I can find a dozen issues with the iPad, but overheating wasn't one of them, it turned out.
Then this comes...
I don't even know how my MBPs would perform outside - I cannot use them there because of their screen.
Then this comes...
I don't even know how my MBPs would perform outside - I cannot use them there because of their screen.
10000 feet? Why? What happens when you exceed that (every time you're on a long flight)?
Only in America can you sue for this kinda garbage...
A few weeks ago my neighbor lost a lawsuit in court...apparently the Justice system found him at fault for hurting another man who fell through his skylight window because that man was trying to break into the house... shucks...I guess you can win in court in NJ even if you attempt to commit a crime...
I know someone who had a similar issue, but trying to compare this to that sort of situation is ludicrous at best.
People don't want the device to overheat. At the same time, if it's happening under common usage scenarios (using it in the sun on a 70-something degree day for ten minutes, for instance) then the device is not fit for the advertised purpose.
I've seen it in the UK , yes that's right - the cold and rainy UK where I don't think it has ever exceeded 35C.
, yes that's right - the cold and rainy UK where I don't think it has ever exceeded 35C.
Lawsuit? Really? Did someone get physically hurt due to the overheating? If so, I am sorry. If not, I am sorry.
I'm so pissed that I can't use my mac pro out on my front lawn without it getting water damage from sprinklers, over heating under the sun, and having space for ants to get into the internals via the cooling vents......
I am a bit concerned about this as I will be using my iPad in Laos in my open air restaurant. Though it has a roof and I won't be in direct sunlight so hope it is okay.