I predict that when (if) this suit goes to trial in two years, this guy's (and most people's) iPhone battery will still be charging to 80% of its original capacity. Tell THAT to the judge.

there is no way that they could have inferred the number of cycles the battery was capable of until apple actually published the knowledge base article about it shortly after the iPhone launch.

so therefore common sense says that the consumer really purchased an expensive, complex item without really knowing everything about it. you just HAD to get one the first day, didn't you?!?

so who is really the negligent one here?

When and if this ever goes to trial, Aplle should subpoena the phones of these people and, in front of the judge / jury, do tests on the phones and show that they work and have batteries that still work.

Why on Earth aren't there tougher vexatious litigation laws in this country? Will the plaintiff have to pay costs for this if the claim is dismissed? I don't know, but they sure as h*** should in my opinion, and that's all I'm stating, an opinion. Nobody forces you to buy these products and doesn't apple state a prospective 80% full charge capacity after 400 cycles?

People need to stop trying to get a slice of the "Apple" pie. I think she will wrap up more in costs than it will be worth. Apple has to pay their lawyers if they are working or not so they will tie this and other cases in court for evvveeerrrrrr. I'm not happy with the battery but it goes along with all the other Apple products. Maybe Apple should just give everybody a freebie replacement and hopefully that would shut everybody up.

I'm a big fanboy, and even I can see why batteries should be user servicable. SJ bonehead decision. Replacing iPod batteries? Very difficult. SJ bonehead decision. Extremely underpowered video card to go with "Extreme" chip in 2.8 iMac? SJ bonehead decision. Mighty mouse??? Glossy screens??? Lockdown iPhone system? No real SDK? Come on, folks. I love Apple, but really dislike the way this is going. And has always gone.

Why bother posting about these? We all know they have to chance (outside of CA) of being taken seriously, so why bother? Perhaps it's Google hits...

Here they come all popping out of the woodwork. Waaa waaaa, this and waaa waaaaa that. Face it. Electronics need a certain amount of service no matter WHAT or WHOM built them. It's a fact of life, people GET OVER IT. And litigation over a freaking BATTERY? Some ambulance chaser is trying to ride the Apple train, for SURE.

GOD, I'm tired of all this c***.

"...because the companies neglected to inform potential iPhone buyers..."

Customers should really have some responsibility in informing themselves of what they are buying. The "unreplaceable" battery wasn't any kind of hidden secret... for the nearly seven months before it launched. *PLUS*... the customer has 14 days to return it after purchasing it. If they didn't like the battery as it was, they could have received a refund.

So, I go buy a Kenworth big rig, but don't have a CDL, and I get busted for driving a semi. Is Kenworth at fault when I say "huh? I didn't know I needed a special license to drive one of these."

Or, I go to the home improvement store, and buy a propane based water heater, but I have a natural gas supply line at my home, and my house blows up. Is it the store's fault that they didn't come out and inspect my line to make sure I was buying the right thing?

Consumers need to take responsibility as well!

People buy Apple products because of style. Putting a battery compartment would have made the phone thicker and "less slick".

Not that I necessarily agree with that, but that's probably the explanation as to why the batteries are not user-replaceable.

Regardless, there is a 14-day return period - these guys don't have a case, and it's just PR for the law firm handling it.