MacBook owners sue Apple over displays

MacBook and MacBook Pro owners, believing Apple made exaggerations about the quality of the MacBook display, have filed a class action lawsuit against Apple that accuses the company of false advertising.

Apple claimed, for instance, that the MacBook could display “millions of colors.” But the MacBook can only perform this feat when dithering is employed.

The plaintiffs claim that Apple’s operating system is the culprit because the display issues vanish when Windows is booted on the MacBook.

(Other general complaints regarding MacBook displays include: graininess, ’sparkly’-ness, uneven illumination, poor color saturation, and poor color contrast. Also, AppleDefects.com states that there are “ridiculous amounts of cathode bleed along the bottom of the display, with patches of light and dark throughout the remainder.”)

This is not the first time Apple has been targeted by unhappy MacBook users. Severals months ago, an earlier class action lawsuit was initiated against Apple in response to the issue of MacBooks shutting themselves down at random.

The MacBook was launched by Apple in early 2006.

[Sources: CNET News, Engadget]