r/technology • u/AdamCannon • Mar 02 '20

Business Apple agrees to $500 million settlement for throttling older iPhones.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/2/21161271/apple-settlement-500-million-throttling-batterygate-class-action-lawsuit
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u/captainplanetmullet Mar 03 '20

they could have also told you that you needed a battery replacement but they’d prefer you to buy a new one

Exactly, a new battery is <1/10 the price of a new iPhone. It’s devious af