>I don't necessarily find this a bad thing. The only winner is a class action suit is the lawyers who make huge piles of cash. You don't need an attorney for small claims court. It's a simple process and takes very little time. If you win, you'll probably end up with more money than you would in a class action suit.

Agreed. If you're lucky in a class action suit you may get a coupon for a very small discount on the next purchase you make to the same defendant, while the lawyers soak up millions of $$. Let's see - who won??

I make it a policy to always disregard/toss notifications about joining a class action suit. If I think a suit is justified, I'll take my chances.

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>>http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2012/05/25/consumer-product-and-service-agreement-updates.aspx
>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/29/no_microsoft_class_actions/
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>>Now, who will hold their feet to the fire?