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Cue class action lawsuit for the 20years x annual plan price.

by gowld 5y ago

gruez 5y ago
Has such a lawsuit ever been successful?
elil17 5y ago
Such a lawsuit would probably be immediately thrown out. If someone promises you something in exchange for something else (even something intangible), you have a legal claim against them. If someone promises you something for free, you are not entitled to it. For a lawsuit like this to work, the plaintiffs would have to show that they paid something for the “free for life” service. Maybe they could argue that they paid with user data or something along those lines, but it’s a pretty tenuous argument and not one a judge is likely to go along with.
- HWR_14 5y ago
  > If someone promises you something for free, you are not entitled to it. Unless you rely what they promise you to the determent of other offers or a hundred other situations.
- bachmeier 5y ago
  > If someone promises you something in exchange for something else (even something intangible), you have a legal claim against them. If someone promises you something for free, you are not entitled to it. I'm not going to speculate on what a court would do, but what you've written here is 100% wrong. There are obviously benefits to having more people use your product. That's why they did it. When I was in college, there was a volunteer activity (I don't remember the specifics). If you wanted to volunteer, you had to sign an agreement to show up, and you had to explain what you were getting in return, like extra credit for a class. If you didn't do that, they'd turn you down. That seems awfully strange, so why did they have that requirement? Because no-shows led to a bunch of waste, and they'd had problems with no-shows in the past. The volunteer agreement established consideration for both parties. "Free forever" plans are not charity. There are massive benefits for both parties.
  - listenallyall 5y ago
    It's funny that you would consider some college volunteer activity as precedent for a real judge in a real court in a real lawsuit between real corporations. Insert eyeroll emoji here.

Cue class action lawsuit for the 20years x annual plan price.

by gowld 5y ago

Cue class action lawsuit for the 20years x annual plan price.

gruez 5y ago

Has such a lawsuit ever been successful?

elil17 5y ago

Such a lawsuit would probably be immediately thrown out. If someone promises you something in exchange for something else (even something intangible), you have a legal claim against them. If someone promises you something for free, you are not entitled to it. For a lawsuit like this to work, the plaintiffs would have to show that they paid something for the “free for life” service. Maybe they could argue that they paid with user data or something along those lines, but it’s a pretty tenuous argument and not one a judge is likely to go along with.

HWR_14 5y ago
> If someone promises you something for free, you are not entitled to it. Unless you rely what they promise you to the determent of other offers or a hundred other situations.
bachmeier 5y ago
> If someone promises you something in exchange for something else (even something intangible), you have a legal claim against them. If someone promises you something for free, you are not entitled to it. I'm not going to speculate on what a court would do, but what you've written here is 100% wrong. There are obviously benefits to having more people use your product. That's why they did it. When I was in college, there was a volunteer activity (I don't remember the specifics). If you wanted to volunteer, you had to sign an agreement to show up, and you had to explain what you were getting in return, like extra credit for a class. If you didn't do that, they'd turn you down. That seems awfully strange, so why did they have that requirement? Because no-shows led to a bunch of waste, and they'd had problems with no-shows in the past. The volunteer agreement established consideration for both parties. "Free forever" plans are not charity. There are massive benefits for both parties.
- listenallyall 5y ago
  It's funny that you would consider some college volunteer activity as precedent for a real judge in a real court in a real lawsuit between real corporations. Insert eyeroll emoji here.