For what it’s worth I think this is all a case of a storm in a teacup. To put the balance straight it is worth remembering that Apple has probably done more than any other company for us.
I do not accept that there is a conspiracy on Apple’s part. Happy new year to you all. Sent from my iPhone > On 30 Dec 2017, at 11:30, Pablo Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > > Their problem is not how much money they will need to pay if they win or lose > those sues. It is not a money fact. > It is a trust fact. This attitude from Apple has shown a lot of disloyalty to > their customers. They should not hide this things. They had a lot of > opportunities to share this issues but they rather to hide it. Here is where > the theory that Apple was trying to sell more new phones earns more strength > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 9:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Apple Apologizes After iPhone Battery Slowdown Controversy | Time > > So there are a few class action suits in progress, Apple will either defeat > them or settle them, they have so much money that it is not going to cause > Tim Cook to loose sleep over it. Going forward they hopefully learned > something, the new battery status app or settings area or whatever it will be > shows they can provide the information to the device user. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2017 5:50 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Apple Apologizes After iPhone Battery Slowdown Controversy | Time > > They are going to be sue because they didn't informe the customers about that > weird operation that reduce performance, and neither they provided any > choice. They have done all of this quietly and for years. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Julian > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 10:27 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Apple Apologizes After iPhone Battery Slowdown Controversy | Time > > LOL, apology… Yeah right! If they really want to show remorse, they would > give us the ability to toggle the throttling on or off. Good luck getting > them to do that though. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 28, 2017, at 4:20 PM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 'We Apologize.' Apple Offers $29 Fix After Uproar Over Slowing Down >> Old iPhones Apple has apologized to its customers for what it calls a >> "misunderstanding" >> around the revelation that the company has been slowing down older >> phones to accommodate for their aging batteries. >> "We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down. We apologize," >> the company said in a letter published on its website Thursday. >> >> The controversy over the slowing performance of aging iPhones exploded >> last week after a blog post highlighted the relationship between >> iPhone performance and battery condition. Apple later confirmed that >> it has been slowing older iPhones' performance to prevent sudden >> shutdowns as their aging batteries lost potency over time. >> In the letter posted Thursday, Apple said it considers batteries >> "consumable components" and that it has always wanted customers to be >> able to use iPhones "as long as possible." To that end, the company >> will cut the price of a battery replacement by $50 for anyone with an >> iPhone 6 or later starting in late January. That means instead of >> dropping $79 to get a new battery and make your old iPhone work like >> new again, you'll pay $29 through December 2018. >> iPhone users can also expect an iOS software update early in 2018 that >> will include new information about their battery's health, letting >> people see when the phone's battery may be affecting its performance. >> The iPhone battery revelations struck a chord because some iPhone >> users believe the company intentionally slows its older phones to get >> customers to buy new ones. However, Apple says the practice is meant >> to prolong the life of older batteries. "This feature's only intent is >> to prevent unexpected shutdowns so that the iPhone can still be used," >> Apple says in a new support article. >> Still, Apple is now facing several lawsuits over the matter. 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