[mythtv-users] seagate giving refunds out

[jedi at mishnet.org]

> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>
>>
>> Since when is the vendor responsible for misinterpretations of fact
>> caused by the consumer's ignorance?
>
> Since some lawyers figured out that they can get judges (also lawyers)
> to go along with this sort of nonsense.
>
> I suspect you will find that the lawyers involved got a lot more out of
> the "settlement" than any "misled" consumers will.
>
> Personally I suspect that no true consumer was really "harmed", which is
> supposed to be the justification for legal action.

    Well, if all the petrol companies got together and decided to redefine
the gallon I guess you really wouldn't be harmed by that either.

[deletia]

    If you pulled the same crap as Seagate and got caught you would be
doing hard time.