{"id":86264,"date":"1999-12-31T00:09:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/disconcerted-nano-users-sue-apple\/"},"modified":"1999-12-31T00:09:00","modified_gmt":"1999-12-30T13:09:00","slug":"disconcerted-nano-users-sue-apple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/1999\/12\/31\/disconcerted-nano-users-sue-apple\/","title":{"rendered":"Disconcerted Nano Users Sue Apple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unhappy iPod nano users are no longer just complaining over the easily scratched screen.<\/p>\n<p>A nano user is so aggravated by the problems they&#8217;ve had with the product, that they are taking Apple to court. According to Pocket-lint.co.uk, lawyers have filed a class action suit against Apple on behalf of those who have purchased the ultra-small MP3 player.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit alleges Apple violated state consumer protection statutes, as well as express and implied warranties. 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Filed in the US District Court in <st1_place w_st=\"on\"><st1_City w_st=\"on\">San Jose <st1_State w_st=\"on\">California, seeks to represent millions of purchases of the iPod nano since its introduction in September this year. <\/font><\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, the lawsuit states; &#8220;the amount and durability of the resin applied as a protective coating during the nano manufacturer clearly defective in that it is not sufficient to adequately protect the face of the nano from extreme ultimately irreparable damage.&#8221;<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The lawyers want nothing less than replacement of the device, compensatory and consequently punitive damages, attorneys&#8217; fees, costs of the suit, pre and post judgment interest and whatever else this Court may deem necessary.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>Apple has so far declined to comment.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unhappy iPod nano users are no longer just complaining over the easily scratched screen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-archive","category-hardware","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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