My guess is that since this was when Jony Ive lorded over almost all aspects of the design (both external and internal) that he said 'no' to anyone who brought it up and that was the end of the discussion.
That's very shortsighted. There is a shop near me that routinely gets bad reviews, it sells pretty much exactly what one particular demographic in my town wants.
Jony may have made some ludicrous design decisions but it's the leadership's job to sign off products for market release. It's someone else we should be wishing 'good riddance' to.
Can you tell your fictitious cousin that it wasn't a rant, it was a genuine complaint about one of their shoddy products.
How soon people forget the iPhone 4 antenna issue. And that was under Steve Jobs.
Firstly you don't need to call me a liar. Pretty horrible response to a forum member. SMH. Secondly handle your own problems with your Apple equipment. And are you speaking for all rants now? 🙄
Come on, dude.... That isn't what I am saying at all.
It's not good. The judge used his own opinion instead of facts and law to reach a decision.
I read your post. Did you even read your own post? Doesn't appear to be the case. What your post should've said is "All companies should be held accountable. Your post suggested otherwise. What your problem is YOU only know what YOU were trying to say. Your post comes across differently to people reading it. Why don't you have some humility and understand how your post is received and perceived rather than being so defensive?
Read it again in context to the post I was quoting.
No, it was fine. If my post actually said what you suggested it is, it would have looked like this:
I'm not an attorney, but I'm wondering if they needed to file the lawsuit first in order to get access to those internal documents through discovery.
All 3 of those are in a different category.. why even compare? You chose a laptop over a music player
This article misconstrues what the judge ruled. This was a ruling on a motion to dismiss. At that stage of the case, the judge must accept that all the allegations in the complaint are true. What apple is arguing is that even if they were true, it would not be enough to establish a claim, so there is no point in continuing the case.
In 2019, some customers of 2016 and 2017 MacBook Pro models began to notice an odd "stage lighting" effect that would impact their screen, potentially causing the laptop to be unusable. The odd occurrence resulted from a weak and fragile flex cable that can experience wear and tear with repeated opening and closing of the computer.
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Now, two years later, a judge who's presiding over a case from a group of consumers accusing Apple of knowingly selling the laptops, despite the defect, says that Apple would have been alerted to the issue thanks to pre-release testing.
As reported in a paywalled report from Law360, Judge Edward Davila sided with the plaintiffs by agreeing that testing the laptops before their release would have informed Apple engineers of the issue. Hence, the company knowingly sold the laptops with the defect.
The plaintiff, Mahan Taleshpour, representing a larger group of consumers, says that Apple "continues to deny there was ever a defect in its display cables," and goes further to say that Apple attempted to cover any evidence of "Flexgate."
According to Talehspour, Apple deliberately deleted comments and threads from its Apple Support Community Forum, which often serves as a go-to place for crowdsourcing information on potential issues with Apple devices. Talehspour accues Apple of deleting comments that outlined "Flexgate" and the issues around the display. The judge says that if the accusation is true, it will act as further proof that Apple was aware of the issue.
Apple is pushing back, saying that Talehspour bought his MacBook Pro in 2017, and used it without any issues for more than three years until the case was filed. Apple also says that the allegation is based on false assumptions,not hard-ironed facts.
Specifically, Apple says that the idea that pre-release testing of the device would have alerted it to the issue is not accurate. Alexander Wheeler, an attorney for the case, says that the plaintiffs are "naturally pleased" with the judge's current stance on the issue and their decision to allow the case to move forward. Wheeler goes on to state the specifics of "Flexgate."
With the release of the MacBook Pro in 2018, Apple addressed the issue by adding a longer and seemingly stronger flex cable to the display, reducing the likelihood of wear and tear.
Article Link: Apple Knowingly Sold 2016-17 MacBook Pro Models With 'Flexgate' Display Defect, Judge Says
