Early Canadian iPod Owners, Get Your $45!

In the great white north?

Buy a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd Generation iPod?

Did your battery crap out on you just like it did for the rest of us? (*grumble* *grumble* *grumble*)

You're in luck! Apple just settled a class action lawsuit in Canada with all 1st, 2nd and 3rd Generation iPod owners who feel they've been burned by the whole battery issue. Apple is providing a CAN $45 Apple store credit to all affected owners. A similar lawsuit provided US $50 to the same iPod owners a couple of years ago.

Why the discrepancy on the amount (seeing as the Canadian Dollar has parity with the US Dollar as of this writing, thanks Bush!)? Just another example of Canadians getting screwed by exchange rates and some short-changing. Better than nothing, eh?

Go on, get your store credit.

And Apple? Stop using crappy batteries. You're on notice.

iPod Battery Settlement Program [Apple]
[via: MacRumors]