Seagate court settlement

[0roo0roo]

is the software worth bothering with?

 

[JackMDS]

Do you all realize that main reason for these types of lawsuits has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

While every one of us might get a "little bag of peanuts?, the whole settlement is in the Millions.

Somewhere there is a law firm (or few firms) that gets 33% of the value of the whole settlement as their legal fees.

 

[0roo0roo]

well obviously...

 

[SmoochyTX]

I received the email and this lawsuit is just plain stupid. I pick #3.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
Do you all realize that main reason for these types of lawsuits has nothing to do with the issue at hand.

While every one of us might get a "little bag of peanuts?, the whole settlement is in the Millions.

Somewhere there is a law firm (or few firms) that gets 33% of the value of the whole settlement as their legal fees.

Another side effect is that companies take past legal losses into consideration when developing marketing plans for new products.

 

[jonmcc33]

Originally posted by: LoKe
You're actually jumping on this? People like you are the ones who fill lawyer's pockets and force manufacturers to raise their prices.

I agree. I own nothing but Seagate drives and I will not try to benefit from this at all. I have no need to rip off that company because some tool out there is broke and decided to sue for something as pathetic as a gigabyte.