"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
01/02/2015 at 09:55 • Filed to: newslopnik
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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
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Who sues a whole technology company (Apple) for millions of dollars because the OS takes up too much storage space?
RazoE
> TheHondaBro
01/02/2015 at 09:57 |
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Apple getting sued? Aren't they the ones that usually do it?
BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> RazoE
01/02/2015 at 09:58 |
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Plot Twist! Apple is suing Apple!
jariten1781
> BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
01/02/2015 at 10:07 |
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You joke, but the legal system allows that and it has happened with various companies:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/10/ban…
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/sony-v…
Svend
> TheHondaBro
01/02/2015 at 10:11 |
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You know what? I'm not ever surprised anymore. All that's happening in the world, war, people starving, storms leaving many dead and others homeless and some pathetic excuse of someones offspring thinks they have a valid reason to sue not just to have something sorted which would be bad enough but for millions 'because the OS takes up too much storage space'!
Put them on the next C130 or C5 and parachute them into an impoverished country and then a day later ask whether the storage space on their device is actually a thing or not.
For goodness sakes, just get another device or suck it up.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Apple is facing a lawsuit for not telling users about the amount of memory required by its flagship operating system.
The legal complaint revolves around iOS 8 and the amount of memory it reserves for itself on iPods, iPhones and iPads.
The complaint alleges that it takes up so much space that far less than advertised is left for people to store their own data.
Apple has yet to issue any official comment on the lawsuit.
Update upset
The complaint has been filed in California by Miami residents Paul Orshan and Christopher Endara who say that iOS 8 can occupy up to 23.1% of the memory available on some Apple devices.
In addition, upgrading devices from the earlier iOS 7 to 8 can cause people to lose up to 1.3 gigabytes of memory, said papers filed in support of the legal action.
The amount of memory taken up by iOS 8 can mean users run out of storage and, the pair allege, this is helping Apple force people to sign up for its fee-based iCloud storage system.
The lawsuit is seeking millions of dollars in damages for those using Apple devices facing the storage squeeze.
So far, Apple has not responded to requests for comment on the lawsuit.
The latest upgrade to iOS 8 was released in late September but Apple was forced to withdraw and then re-issue it because the first version meant a lot of iPhone 6 and Plus handsets could no longer make calls.
Apple issued a public apology over the botched update but said only 40,000 people were affected by it.
PyramidHat
> TheHondaBro
01/02/2015 at 10:23 |
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OK, so I'll admit that when I finally got around to downloading the new iOS, I was a little torqued that it was going to take up so much space, which is going to require me to upload pictures to my computer and get rid of some of the music I have on my iPhone. But that torquedness did not go beyond "Well, this is bullshit"; never did I think a lawsuit is in order. So for now, I'm just not going to download the new iOS...because I'm sure as shit not going to buy a new phone just so I can have whatever iOS is offering. If it gets to a point that they force the download (e.g. "We're no longer supporting the version that you have and your phone will cease to work in 3...2...1...") then I'll to back to the Android platform.
Semi-related: Has anyone else switched to the Apple platform and thought "It's nice. Not thrilling...but nice..."?
KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
> TheHondaBro
01/02/2015 at 10:48 |
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I transitioned from the Apple iUniverse back before the iPhone 4 even showed up.
Now I get to deal with Samsung. At least there is the option of clearing all their crap out, and installing stock Android.
Xenti
> TheHondaBro
01/02/2015 at 14:47 |
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I can't wait until all of humanity dies out. We're the worst.
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BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion
> jariten1781
01/02/2015 at 21:06 |
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Wow... There's a joke about suing itself and masturbation somewhere in there...