Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns

Re:Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case ov... by onion2k on Thursday November 19, 2020 @02:23AM (#25147047)

Their angle has always been accusing Apple of planned obsolescence, which seems laughable compared to how little long-term support Android phones get.

Apple making phones that last a little longer than Google doesn't mean Apple make products that last. That just means that both Google and Apple are designing products that fail unreasonably quickly.

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Re:Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case ov... by sthnblllII on Sunday November 22, 2020 @03:31PM (#25180779)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_14#Supported_devices

Google isn't the one failing to keep software up to date, its the hardware partners like Samsung.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/18/21373308/samsung-three-ge...

> Samsung generally promised two years of updates

After 2 years you are at the mercy of zero days and hackers. iOS 14 works on phones that are over 5 years old.

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