Class action settlement could have Creative paying for exaggerated HDD player capacities

Posted May 5, 2008 at 06:01 AM by David Gonzales

Section: News, Audio, Portable Audio

Let me get this straight. Creative is getting sued for supposedly lying about the true capacities of their HDD-based MP3 players, and as punishment they are going to reward customers who bought such products made between May 5, 2001 and April 30, 2008 with either a 50% discount on a new 1GB player or 20% off any item purchased at their online store? Apparently, a few “concerned citizens” thought of throwing out this class action suit, which if approved by the court would force Creative to “make certain disclosures regarding the storage capacity of its hard disc drive MP3 players,” aside from the aforementioned “monetary” rewards. So it seems being creative isn’t always all that helpful, no? We’ll find out soon enough, since applications are due by August 7, 2008. Don’t forget to bring your authentic serial numbers now, ok?

Read [Creative HDD MP3 Settlement] Via [Engadget]