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iPhone battery lawsuit dismissed
Removing the iPhone's battery (the big white thing) is not a trivial process, but a judge has ruled that Apple warned people ahead of time.
(Credit: TechRepublic)Apple won't have to deal with a lawsuit filed over the iPhone battery.
Bloomberg reports that a judge in Chicago has dismissed Jose Trujillo's lawsuit against Apple claiming the company deceived him regarding the user replaceable status of the iPhone battery. The judge simply read the packaging on the iPhone, which described the battery has having "limited recharge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by Apple service provider," and ruled that was sufficient warning prior to purchase that the battery had to be replaced by Apple or a third party.
Trujillo's lawsuit never seemed to have much of a chance--the original complaint completely misrepresented key facts, such as the expected life of the battery--but he was probably hoping to cash in by linking his case to a successful one over the iPod's battery. However, the case isn't completely dead yet. AT&T still has to work out some sort of deal after the judge ruled that Trujillo was not aware prior to purchase that any dispute between himself and AT&T would have to be worked out through arbitration, not the court system.
Tom Krazit, a staff writer for CNET News, focuses on all things Apple. He has covered traditional PC companies such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard, chip companies such as Intel and Advanced Micro Devices, and mobile computers ranging from Research In Motion's to Palm's. E-mail Tom.
If iphone has rich features it also needs to have a good battery that supports that. Its no good to have 16 gigs of movies and songs and not been able to play because the battery is dead.
Too bad he lost the case.. Apple loves their customers.
And aren't there at least two OTHER battery lawsuits over the iPhone?
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