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VIRTUALISATION Apple faces suit over MacBook displays
VIRTUALISATION Apple faces suit over MacBook displays | Apple faces suit over MacBook displays |
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| by Stephen Withers | |
| Tuesday, 22 May 2007 | |
  
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The claim is based on the idea that Apple's practices would lead "an objectively reasonable purchaser" to assume the computers are capable of displaying millions of colours and are suitable for use by someone who needs accurate colour. This is said to contravene the California Business and Professions Code and the California Legal Remedies Act. MacBook and MacBook Pro buyers who complained to Apple about display performance either in person or in writing are said to have been fobbed off by the company, being told they were being "too picky" or "imagining" the defects. "Dissatisfied purchasers have posted their complaints on a discussion forum hosted by Apple though it appears Apple has engaged in substantial editing of the posts on the discussion forum. In fact, the editing by Apple has resulted in the actual purgation of critical posts, which has occurred in numerous occasions." One message quoted in the filing stated "If I boot into [Windows] XP using Boot Camp, the dithering and banding and noise goes away... there is a possibility that this is some sort of a driver issue, but why wouldn't Apple just step up and fix this instead of dragging this out for all of us that bought the high end machines?" The suit, filed by Fred Greaves and Dave Gatley, also names as defendants "Does 1 through 50" - individuals or corporations who were either Apple's agents, servants "acting in a common conspiracy" or or who "aided and abetted" that other defendants. It seeks an injunction stopping Apple and the other defendants from continuing to represent the computers as being capable of displaying millions of colours, plus damages representing the difference between the price paid for the computers and their actual worth, the loss of professional productivity, "other forms of damages", and costs.{moscomment} |
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