En Last February, we had spoken about a legal procedure launched by one of our readers against Apple. He had two iMacs, both affected by the famous problem of vertical lines that affected many readers.
The judgement was given yesterday. Apple was condemned to refund this reader for two computers. We will reconsider in detail the judgement, but it is very interesting on several points:
- Dominique, our reader, did not need to get a detailed technical evaluation (this would have been very expensive) to put forward the latent defect.
- For that, the judge agreed to regard the testimonies made on discussion forums as evidence of the extent of the problem.
- The judge qualified that this problem that affected the iMac but also the Powerbook of Vice was intrinsic to the manufacture of the machines, in short, a latent defect opening up the right to this refund.
Note that the procedure was made by a
