Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple Because Siri Doesn't Always Work Right
from the siri,-why-do-people-mock-lawyers? dept
Technology doesn't always work quite as well as the advertisements claim. But is that any reason to sue? Apparently, yes. Some guy is trying to kick off a class action lawsuit against Apple because Siri doesn't work quite as well as it does in the TV ads. I imagine this lawsuit is going nowhere fast. Perhaps next time the guy should try asking Siri for legal advice...
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Filed Under: class action, lawsuit, siri
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Asking Siri?
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It's like ordering and paying for a rose and receiving a daisy...
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It was probably under the "Trade Practices Act" under the section dealing with false advertising - the product as advertised does not match the actual product to the extent that the advertising may cause the consumer to be mislead as the the quality, quantity, fitness for purpose etc.
The consumer does not have to take any legal action at all! They just submit a complaint to the ACCC, they then investigate and when necessary impose whatever remedies they like (within what is allowed in the Act), if the company does not like it, the company then has to take the ACCC to court - not the consumer.
Remedies include forced withdrawal of the false advertising, corrective advertising, public apologies in the same media where the false advertising appeared (same prominence, same page, same fonts or larger, at least the same amount of time that the false advertising was seen, same tv advertising slots etc).
Its funny how we get advertising with things like slightly lop-sided burgers, models (pretending to be everyday people in everyday situations) that don't look air-brushed etc!
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ps: Nerds be prepared the Dr. Horrible sequel is coming.
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Ask Siri!
Ask Apple!
Ask the sheep!
Ask Siri!
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2. They never said that.
3. Sheep are ruminant animals, and do not care.
4. Siri is a work in progress. It will never be complete or perfect. Why would anyone ask it anything and expect a correct answer each and every time?
Your trolling is weak. You need much more practice and training. Go now.
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Refund
As a professional software developer I knew Siri was bunk from the star, but I suspsed the average apple user would assume the product would "just work" as most of apple's products which is why they pay the premium price for scaled-down features.
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I wonder what exactly does that contract say, especially if it mentioned anything about using Apps like Siri or so.
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So, who am I supposed to sue
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*facepalm*
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Yet it's still playing on British TVs, even tho' it's patently a lie.
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true statements only please
Next on my list: "up to" advertising.
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Disclaimer??
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It's a snowball's chance in hell. Good luck with THAT lawsuit.
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