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Re:Hacking The iPod: How I Earned $65K In High School by dendory on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @04:35AM (#3913484)
We all know the company could have brought up a ton of charges if they didn't like him abusing warranty. I think as a kid, he was smart to agree and walk away with the money he made so far, rather than risk a costly legal battle.
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Re:Hacking The iPod: How I Earned $65K In High School by nooop on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @08:21AM (#3913962)
Of course it was smarter. But that does not make Apple actions "refreshing".
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Re:Hacking The iPod: How I Earned $65K In High School by blahedo on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @11:17AM (#3914717)
But was he abusing warranty? They're transferrable.
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Re:Hacking The iPod: How I Earned $65K In High School by jack-r-abbit on Tuesday May 01, 2012 @11:36AM (#3914838)
I haven't owned an iDevice in some time so I'm not sure about the fine print (or even the bold print for that matter) but if the warranty terms do not explicitly prohibit or limit the number times a person can transfer a warranty or return a still in warranty device, then I don't see how they can bring a ton of charges with out looking like total douches. The proper course of action would be to issue an amendment to the warranty terms to change the policy. Then they have something to point to. But just having some random "nice uncle" lawyer make a call and intimidate the kid into submission is a pretty douchey thing to do.
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