Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
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Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#2As usual, it doesn’t seem like the end consumer benefits from these settlements.
I would like to see one time where the end user receives a free iPhone if their model was included in the lawsuit.
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#3As usual, it doesn’t seem like the end consumer benefits from these settlements. I would like to see one time where the end user receives a free iPhone if their model was included in the lawsuit.
Free iPhone? You're lucky to get a free battery out of Apple after they got caught.
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#4Ok, how do I um...get that money??
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#50.00565% of Apple's $2T market cap.
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#6Worth mentioning here is that this wasn't just about the "sneaky" fix for battery degradation, it was about doing this without notice, and having internal tooling that would deny a replacement (even at full retail price) if the battery was above an arbitrary health threshold (but still low enough to cause throttling).
Before Apple changed their tune, if you read about this, and went into an Apple store for a replacement, they absolutely would not give you one, even if you paid full retail for it.
This left people in a no-win situation. The only way you could get a working device was to have a third party replacement done (and kill your warranty) or shell out for a new phone.
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#7As usual, it doesn’t seem like the end consumer benefits from these settlements. I would like to see one time where the end user receives a free iPhone if their model was included in the lawsuit.
Free iPhone? You're lucky to get a free battery out of Apple after they got caught.
Agreed. That’s my point.
It says people received $25.
This settlement amount goes to lawyers and the states.
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#8As of two years ago, apple had sold 2.2 BILLION iphones.
The cost of this scam per phone was $.05.
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#9As usual, it doesn’t seem like the end consumer benefits from these settlements. I would like to see one time where the end user receives a free iPhone if their model was included in the lawsuit.
You're free to opt-out of the class action and use your own funds to launch a legal case against Apple and ask for however much you want.
Re: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns
#10So, I'm somehow developing a pro-Apple bias these days. This whole batterygate to me is kind of based on conjecture-- that Apple slowed old phones with the intention to sell more new ones. If there's any supporting evidence, or anything that's come up in discovery that Apple acted in bad faith, I'd possibly change my (admittedly biased) mind.
But really, slowing the phones down to extend battery life is a reasonable tradeoff and there's just not a preponderance of evidence suggesting Apple acted in its own interests and hurt existing users. The main problem is this "feature" wasn't out in the open, but again, it just doesn't seem that bad to me.