Apple Tries To Silence British Girl With ‘Exploding iPod’
August 4, 2009 2 Comments
Ellie Stanborough, 11, holds her exploded iPod
Apple tried to silence a daughter and her father with a gag order after the her iPod music player had exploded. This happened after the two tried to get a refund from Apple.
According to Britain’s The Times which reported yesterday, they found out that Apple was going to offer the daughter and her father a full refund only if they were willing to sign a non-disclosure/settlement form. The proposed settlement would have left the family open to any legal action if they ever violated the terms of the proposed agreement.
The father had contacted Apple and the store where they purchase the device. The two were passed around to various departments when they tried to get into contact with someone. The father then got a hold of an Apple executive via the telephone. The result of the communication? Apple forward a letter to the family denying any liability whatsoever but offered them refund.
No proof has been establish of simply dropping any iPod Touch which would result in a exploding fireball kind of reaction.
[via The Times - UK]
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Figures! Apple doesn’t want this to turn into a media feeding frenzy (pardon the pun) but too late, it has made it over to the USA. lol
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