Re: toshiba - wcisneli mi kit?

Dnia Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:59:22 +0200, "Eneuel Leszek Ciszewski"
<prosze@czytac.fontem.lucida.console> w wiadomości
<f8kqrs$i7h$1@flis.man.torun.pl> napisał(a):

>Może autor owego postu mógłby dokładniej opisać i sam pozew, i jego efekt?

Z listu, który otrzymali zarejestrowani użytkownicy WD w marcu 2006
roku (przepraszam, że po angielsku, ale nie będę całości tłumaczył
specjalnie dla p. Eneuela L. Ciszewskiego):

A class action lawsuit entitled Safier v. Western Digital
Corporation is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California. The lawsuit claims that in the sale and
marketing of its hard disk drives, Western Digital overstates the
useable storage capacity. According to the lawsuit, when attached to
most personal computers, a hard disk drive advertised as
having "80GB" will only show an available capacity of "74.4GB." The
lawsuit alleges that one reason for this disparity is the existence
of two different measurements of a "GB," one of which is used by
computer operating systems and another of which is used by hard disk
drive manufacturers. The lawsuit seeks restitution, damages,
punitive damages, and injunctive relief. The lawsuit is case number
05-03353 BZ.

WD has denied any wrongdoing or liability. WD believes that its
marketing and advertising complied and continues to comply in all
respects with the law. WD further believes that no Class Member,
including the Plaintiff, has sustained any damages or injuries.
Nonetheless, WD has concluded that further conduct of the Litigation
would be protracted and expensive, and that it is desirable that the
Litigation be fully and finally settled in the manner and upon the
terms and conditions of the proposed settlement.

If the Court approves the settlement, WD will change how it markets
and advertises the available storage capacity of its hard disk
drives. WD also will provide eligible Class Members with free backup
and recovery software to use with their hard disk drives. WD will be
released from any further related claims by Class Members.
Plaintiff's Counsel will ask the Court to award, and WD agrees to
pay, an award of attorneys' fees of up to $485,000 and expenses of
up to $15,000. Class Members will not be required to pay these
attorneys' fees or costs.

You have four options about how to respond to the proposed
settlement. Before making a decision, you should read the full
explanation of the proposed settlement and release of claims at
www.wdc.com/settlement. You have only a limited time to make your
decision:

Option 1. Sign Up To Receive Free Software As Part Of The Settlement.
To get the software, you must fill out the Claim Form available at
http://www.wdc.com/settlement no later than thirty days after Final
Approval of the settlement. If you sign up for the free software,
you give up your right to bring a separate lawsuit against Western
Digital.

Option 2. Exclude Yourself From the Class
To preserve your right to bring a separate lawsuit, you must exclude
yourself from the class. To do so, you must mail a letter by May 19,
2006, according to the instructions available at
www.wdc.com/settlement. By excluding yourself, you won't get the
free software.

Option 3. Make An Objection To The Settlement
To object to the settlement, you must serve legal papers on counsel
for the parties by May 24, 2006, according to the instructions
available at www.wdc.com/settlement.

Option 4. Do Nothing
If you do nothing, you won't get the free software. You also give up
your right to bring a separate lawsuit against Western Digital.

Ugoda, o której się tu wspomina najprawdopodobniej weszła w życie,
ponieważ WD udostępnił wszystkim godzącym się na opcję nr 1
oprogramowanie. Dalej sprawą się nie interesowałem, bo i po co? Są
ważniejsze sprawy niż to, w jaki sposób producenci obliczają pojemność
dysków.

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Z wyrazami szacunku
Jan M. Mayer <j_m_mayer (_a_) poczta.onet.pl>
Archiwum grupy pl.sci.historia (1996-2006):
http://horyzonty.org/psh/