Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), si Nike they agreed for the payment of 2.4 million dollars because Nike + Fuelband, a collective action forcing the two companies to agree to pay compensation to a large number of users dissatisfied with the functionality of the device.
According to the initiators of the collective process, the companies Apple and Nike falsely presented the products Nike + Fuelband as having the ability to correctly calculate the number of calories burned and the number of steps taken during physical exercises, although in reality they were not able to do this.
A court did not rule on the claims of the plaintiffs and the defenses of the two companies, but they decided to propose an amicable settlement of the dispute by paying 2.4 million dollars to the people who bought Nike+ Fuelband products during 2012 - 2015.
Although Apple was sued and agreed to the amicable settlement of the dispute by paying the respective amount, the company from Cupertino is not guilty in any way, it only displays the Nike ads, and the entire amount will be paid only by those from Nike for falsely promoting the Nike+ Fuelband.
A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Nike, Inc. and Apple Inc. regarding the Nike+ FuelBand. The lawsuit claims that Nike and Apple engaged in violations of consumer protection laws in connection with the Nike+ FuelBand. Under the Settlement, Nike has agreed to provide either a Fifteen Dollar ($15) payment or a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25) gift card redeemable at Nike-owned stores.
Based on this proposal, Nike will either pay $15 to all people who bought Nike+ Fuelband between 2012 and 2015, or they will offer a $25 gift card valid in all their stores in the US and Puerto Rico.
Of course, only the Americans will benefit from this agreement because the process was initiated there, so in other countries around the world it will be necessary to initiate separate processes to receive compensation from Nike since the company has admitted its mistake.
