If you go to the website for the settlement, the FAQ states they get roughly $27m.
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Apple Will Soon Send Payments for $95 Million Refurbished Device Class Action Lawsuit
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It would be harder to sell AppleCare+. Even on this forum, there are many posters who say, "Well, the guy at the Apple Store said my replacement iPhone is new, so I'm fine with that."
Maybe now Genius Bar guys will be trained to say, "Your replacement iPhone was tested to meet Tim Cook's [profit margin] requirements." 😄
Had to laugh at that statement. Why settle for $95M if it isn't true? 😄
So… the only sure thing is that a used phone can only be less reliable. It has possible damages that new ones can’t had and, even with zero damage, every electronic component has an expected lifespan and used parts have less of it. No check can change this truths that Apple tried to ignore.
I soldered iPhones for years and I can guarantee there is no way to predict when failure is going to happen in many cases. Water damage is usually evident but it can happen on hidden parts under metal shields. Drop damage can leave completely invisible traces and make components weak but still functioning until another minor trauma or heating for regular intense usage.
So… the only sure thing is that a used phone can only be less reliable. It has possible damages that new ones can’t had and, even with zero damage, every electronic component has an expected lifespan and used parts have less of it. No check can change this truths that Apple tried to ignore.
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They do. It's all written as part of the settlement and available to the public.
As a sucker, ...I mean former Bank of America customer I don't even think I ever even bothered cashing any of the class action settlement checks I received from lawyers over all the lawsuits over their shady dealings.
The only ones that ever "win" in these cases are lawyers.
The only ones that ever "win" in these cases are lawyers.
Yeah right ? We’re talking about a company that crossed the 12 zeros in terms of share worth ,and they only have to « fear » a mere 6 zeros amount ,lol
But the original off-the-shelf phone had a problem that required it to be replaced. So how does it being “new” make it inherently better?
good old "i had problems, therefore they must be lying"
you do know it is also entirely possible for a new device to have issues too? that's kind of why they were replacing them in the first place.
I cannot believe how anyone on this forum is soulless enough to side with Apple on giving customers refurbished devices as replacements for devices originally purchased as new. It is sick and disgusting that people side with trillion-dollar corporations over ordinary and poor people.
Because they smell different? Functional parts are functional parts.
As other have explained, in this thread, they likely settled because the suing lawyers wanted quick money and this was a nuisance amount of money. But I am not a mind reader so who knows the true reason.
Your going to hurt peoples brains making them think like that.
I am still waiting for my $100 from this one:
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iPhone Users Who Experienced 'Batterygate' Can Now File to Receive Around $25 Settlement From Apple
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This must be because when my iPhone 5 speaker died a decade ago and they replaced it under warranty, I should have gotten a new replacement instead of a refurbished one.
To be honest I didn't care or notice at the time. The replacement phone worked great; hell it still works today (though the battery is expectedly shot). But I'll take my $14.45. The lawyers made off like bandits I'm sure.
To be honest I didn't care or notice at the time. The replacement phone worked great; hell it still works today (though the battery is expectedly shot). But I'll take my $14.45. The lawyers made off like bandits I'm sure.
Similar: my iPad battery died, outside of warranty of course. Rather than replace the battery, the store graciously replaced the ENTIRE iPad for $129 or whatever, with a refurb. It lasted much longer than 24 hours but not that long - just long enough for them not to have to fix the “bad logic board” when it died.
That is a logical fallacy if ever there was one.
Why settle? Because they did the math and it was ultimately less expensive that way compared to legal fees, salaries, studies, reports, etc.
Because defending it requires a lot more than just lawyers. There are lots of other salaries, studies, reports, experts, etc, that cost money - directly and indirectly (opportunity costs - if they are working on a defense, they are not working on something of value - and so on. Plus, you have potential jurors who will be biased by anecdotal evidence as I have seen on display several times already in the comments.