Law firm considering iPod battery class action suit By Peter Cohen pcohen@maccentral.com December 23, 2003 12:00 pm ET Even though Apple now offers battery replacements for out-of-warranty iPods as part of its AppleCare service, it's an issue that refuses to go away. Now it appears that a San Francisco, Calif.-based law firm is getting into the act.
iPods were first introduced in October, 2001 and quickly became the item that almost everyone who was playing MP3s on their computer wanted -- especially once Apple introduced a Windows-compatible version. Now that Apple's iTunes software and iTunes Music Store works on Windows, demand is higher than ever. But some owners who have had their iPods for a while have noted that the diminutive device's ability to hold an electrical charge in its tiny lithium-ion polymer battery can diminish over time ...