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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 82 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can't wait to get my fifty-two cents!

[–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Even if it were split evenly across the estimated 14m residents, it only comes to a grand total of $22.47

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago (3 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

[–] JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Ah, my mistake

[–] SpoopyKing@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days 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

[–] skeptomatic@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Lawyers own the best middleman injection strategy in history.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Eh, half of them are probably iPhone users. I'm boutta be a $40aire baby!

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

Go BIG! Or go home.

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago

Must be nice to be one of those lawyers

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago

Google: "Meh. Cost of doing business. We're certainly not going to stop or anything...."

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 days ago
[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

california android. was that before or after ice cream sandwich?

[–] topherclay@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Those food based subversion names are all alphabetical. I guess back then they didn't have enough avocados in the code to call it "California style" so they went with "Cupcake."

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago
[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

In the Netherlands there is also a class-action lawsuit coming up, guess there is roughly the same amount of android users here. Maybe a bit more. Will be interesting to see how much lower that amount will be.