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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by tjoff on Monday March 02, 2020 @04:16PM (#22469088)
It is a faulty device, they should be honest about that.

A better battery would also lead to a phone that lasts longer. And that's bad if you are apple.

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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by manfredo on Monday March 02, 2020 @04:30PM (#22469238)
A "better battery" would have been a larger battery, which makes the phone bulkier. This isn't a good or bad choice, it's a tradeoff between form factor and battery life. This is a good choice for customers that want bulkier phones with longer battery life. But it would be a bad choice for customers that want a slim phone.
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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by zepto on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @11:42AM (#22476090)
The software fix also leads to a phone that lasts longer.

Bad for Apple? No.

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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by tjoff on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @01:11PM (#22477102)
If you consider the phone usable, sure... But the number one reason to buy a new phone over an old one is because it is slow.
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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by zepto on Tuesday March 03, 2020 @07:48PM (#22480233)
Sure but that’s an effect of new phones being a lot faster because of advances.
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Re:Apple to pay up to $500M to settle U.S. lawsuit over slow... by tjoff on Thursday March 05, 2020 @05:27AM (#22492423)
That is a very charitable viewpoint in the context where apple are accused of slowing down devices.
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