[geeks] Seagate buckles to math ignorant consumers

[Lionel Peterson]

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*.

I'm gonna file this under "Why Bother"...

BTW, Seagate is not agreeing with any claims, it is just cheaper to settle... Maybe they could make a donation to the school system to improve math education.

Lionel

[0] http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9045141