Re:Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case ov...
by triceratops on Thursday November 19, 2020 @12:27AM
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> The main problem is this "feature" wasn't out in the open, but again, it just doesn't seem that bad to me.
It seems pretty bad to me. If they had told customers "Hey, we're slowing down your phone because your battery needs replacement", most would pay $100 for a battery replacement and happily continue using their phone for another 2-3 years. Apple phones last a long time. By hiding it, a non-zero number of customers chose to upgrade their phone which netted
Apple > $100/ customer. It's obvious why Apple chose to hide it.
It seems pretty bad to me. If they had told customers "Hey, we're slowing down your phone because your battery needs replacement", most would pay $100 for a battery replacement and happily continue using their phone for another 2-3 years. Apple phones last a long time. By hiding it, a non-zero number of customers chose to upgrade their phone which netted Apple > $100/ customer. It's obvious why Apple chose to hide it.