▲ 265 ▼ Jury says Google must pay California Android smartphone users $314.6m (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 81 points 1 year ago (8 children) Can't wait to get my fifty-two cents! permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (7 children) Even if it were split evenly across the estimated 14m residents, it only comes to a grand total of $22.47 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (4 children) After correcting for how many of those are cellphone users, then correcting for how many of those are android users, then correcting for how many of those are the plan owners, it would be considerably more. ....until you correct for the lawyers fee, then it goes back to $22.47 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I probably should have clarified that the 14m number was the estimated number of Californian residents that have Android phones as per the article, but my comment was moreso me overanalysing a joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Ah, my mistake permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago According to the case website, it looks like it's only people who own a device made by Google that runs their voice assistant. So, Samsung Android users are not included, but anyone with a Google Home device or a Chromecast is included permalink fedilink source parent [–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Lawyers own the best middleman injection strategy in history. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Eh, half of them are probably iPhone users. I'm boutta be a $40aire baby! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 point 1 year ago Go BIG! Or go home. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 year ago (7 children) Even if it were split evenly across the estimated 14m residents, it only comes to a grand total of $22.47 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (4 children) After correcting for how many of those are cellphone users, then correcting for how many of those are android users, then correcting for how many of those are the plan owners, it would be considerably more. ....until you correct for the lawyers fee, then it goes back to $22.47 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I probably should have clarified that the 14m number was the estimated number of Californian residents that have Android phones as per the article, but my comment was moreso me overanalysing a joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Ah, my mistake permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago According to the case website, it looks like it's only people who own a device made by Google that runs their voice assistant. So, Samsung Android users are not included, but anyone with a Google Home device or a Chromecast is included permalink fedilink source parent [–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Lawyers own the best middleman injection strategy in history. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Eh, half of them are probably iPhone users. I'm boutta be a $40aire baby! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 point 1 year ago Go BIG! Or go home. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (4 children) After correcting for how many of those are cellphone users, then correcting for how many of those are android users, then correcting for how many of those are the plan owners, it would be considerably more. ....until you correct for the lawyers fee, then it goes back to $22.47 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I probably should have clarified that the 14m number was the estimated number of Californian residents that have Android phones as per the article, but my comment was moreso me overanalysing a joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Ah, my mistake permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago According to the case website, it looks like it's only people who own a device made by Google that runs their voice assistant. So, Samsung Android users are not included, but anyone with a Google Home device or a Chromecast is included permalink fedilink source parent [–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Lawyers own the best middleman injection strategy in history. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) I probably should have clarified that the 14m number was the estimated number of Californian residents that have Android phones as per the article, but my comment was moreso me overanalysing a joke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Ah, my mistake permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago According to the case website, it looks like it's only people who own a device made by Google that runs their voice assistant. So, Samsung Android users are not included, but anyone with a Google Home device or a Chromecast is included permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago Lawyers own the best middleman injection strategy in history. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (1 child) Eh, half of them are probably iPhone users. I'm boutta be a $40aire baby! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 point 1 year ago Go BIG! Or go home. permalink fedilink source parent