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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by gumby on Monday March 02, 2020 @03:36PM (#22468655)
Well sure I’d like that too but from what I know about battery chemistry and charging systems* I don’t think that’s meaningfully possible.

* basic EE from my time in the renewables biz; not an expert

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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by chooseaname on Monday March 02, 2020 @03:44PM (#22468737)
That's part of it. They paired a high performance CPU with an inadequate power supply (battery).
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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by gumby on Monday March 02, 2020 @04:30PM (#22469245)
People who care can always use an auxiliary battery. It's pretty common.

I guess this is an argument for both our points.

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