Apple is in the clear on this one. Check out the specks for the ipad http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/ the section on Environmental requirements does state “Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)” And we all know if you leave some…thing out in the sun it will heat up. Wait, OH NO! They don’t say anything about getting water on it! So we don’t’ know if it is water resistant, water proof or what! I can see the law suite being amended to, “Well I took it (scuba diving, shower, pool, etc any water location) and now it don’t work” I like the this one the best that GPS people use “I took it out and the rain got on it.”
At least Apple has 25 billion in it’s war chest, I mean has a little less than 25 billion (bumper gate) in it’s war chest to fend off these and the other lawsuits that are coming. They really are like Microsoft now, a punching bag for everyone. The Apple bubble has burst since they are just like any other company now selling to anyone, not just the select few who think it was cool.
That brings up the thought is Apples coolness over with? Since they have brought a device to the masses and have really taken a huge chunk of the market (24% the last I have read) are they cool anymore? I know they are now having problems like everyone else because the masses act differently than the small group of people they are use to working with. But only time will tell. I know Apple is here to stay, but either way Apple in my mind is now a big boy which means building for the masses not a select few.
People really need to read the Terms of use of things before they do or say anyting.
Itunes Terms of Use: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/terms.html
Ipad Specs: http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
Apple.com Terms of use: http://www.apple.com/legal/terms/site.html (I love the big “BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SITE.”
Since You need the Apple.com site to get Itunes and Itunes is needed to put anything on the Ipad you need to know all these items and more. Note this is nothing unusual in it’s self. It’s just like all the others.