[geeks] Seagate buckles to math ignorant consumers

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net>
>Date: 2007/11/02 Fri AM 08:30:31 CDT
>To: geeks at sunhelp.org
>Subject: [geeks] Seagate buckles to math ignorant consumers

>Hello all,
>
>Seagate is going to offer cash rebates to buyers of retail Seagate HDs, accoridng to an article in COmputerWorld [0]. The crux seems to be that since many folks think 1K = 1,024 and not 1,000, despite the fact that they do silly things like quote their salary as $63K/year, their car lease allows them 15K miles/year, and in europe distances are measured in Kilometers, and weight in Kilograms (and in all cases mean 1K = 1,000, not 1,024), it seems Seagate is being held to a higher standard.
>
>To claim your cash reward for mathematical ignorance, you simply need to *prove* you bought a retail drive (receipt and serial number) from an authorized retailer, and submit individual claims *per drive*.


** Correction **
You don't need serial number *and* reciept, you need *either* one and you need to indicate what you paid for the drive. THis is based on a reading of the on-line settlement form:

Website: http://www.harddrive-settlement.com/

Form: http://www.harddrive-settlement.com/secure/fileNew.aspx

** End Correction **

Lionel