“As part of a tentative settlement announced this week, Apple agreed to give $50 vouchers and extended service warranties to as many as 2 million customers whose older iPods had batteries that needed to be replaced or didn’t fully charge.

‘I like Apple’s products. I want to own their products and have confidence they stand buy their products,’ said Westley, 45, who also owns an iMac and volumes of Apple software. ‘This settlement helps me have confidence again that if I’m going to sink a bunch of money into their stuff, they’ll do the right thing.’

The settlement applies to consumers nationwide who bought versions of the digital music player through May 2004. Last year, Apple changed its iPod and now advertises battery life of up to 12 hours for its 20-gig model.” (Yahoo! News)