Apple will pay $113 million to settle a 'batterygate' investigation into its practice of ...

[ItsjustMe]

Apple will pay $113 million to settle a 'batterygate' investigation into its practice of intentionally slowing down old iPhones

https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-paying-113-million-lawsuit-slowing-down-iphones-2020-11

Apple will pay a $113 million settlement in an investigation into the company's practice of intentionally slowing old iPhones down, a move that some customers perceived as a tactic to force them into purchasing new, more expensive models. The Washington Post first reported the news.

Apple declined Business Insider's request for comment and pointed to a part of the filing that stated Apple's settlement does not imply admittance of wrongdoing.

The so-called "batterygate" scandal dates back to 2017 when customers began noticing that their devices were slowing down after downloading new versions of Apple's software. Apple at the time did admit that the updates indeed slowed down the phones to prevent their aging batteries from causing the devices to randomly shut down. Some customers and critics questioned if the move was instead designed to prompt more sales of new iPhone models, which Apple pushed back on.

Reddit Discussion

[diva77]

1. Programming a computer to fail. It can be and has been done.

K&R for exposure altho. it's too bad it's a settlement rather than a win in the courts.

[brush]

2. I'm a Mac computer person and have been for forever but...

I don't get spending a grand for a phone when android phones are so much less.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. K&R! nt

[Initech]

4. And this is why I build my own PCs.

I control exactly what goes into them, they last years. I get no bloatware or shitware. And nothing will slow them down.

I wish I could get the same control over my phone but that's a pipe dream.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. What the world needs is a smart phone that Richard Stallman would like.

[ItsjustMe]

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