Apple BatteryGate Non Scandal
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Do you take the Apple approach of throttling the phones and not telling anyone, or the Samsung approach of waiting for the batteries to explode, and not telling anyone?
-PJ
I couldn’t read the article through to the end as I won’t register. I see no excuse for Apple to not disclose what was happening. I use an iPod Touch as my only handheld Internet device. I like it.
I also often use it when I am very close to a power source or have it plugged into the car’s cigar lighter, especially if I am listening to Tom Woods’ podcasts on long drives.
Battery life is NOT an issue, and I want full responsiveness of the device. I want the choice to turn the throttling off if I wish.
Ok, you have an older Iphone and Apple slowed it down with their software, How exactly are you Damaged?? There is NO DAMAGES because your phone goes a little slower processing, it is more than likely barely noticeable.
How exactly are you Damaged??
This is no scandal. They did nothing wrong. They should have announced it, or given a notification when the situation occurred, or allowed an opt-out.
The issue here is trust in the company, which means Goodwill.
They may recover. Who knows?
Invented drama... minute I heard the rumblings of this I assumed (correctly) it was related to battery life cycles. Personally I would have made it a selectable option in the settings and defaulted it to on, but hardly is this the drama item that apple haters and trial lawyers want it to be.
Proof positive that no business or individual has any hope of going without being sued - a genuine "damned if you do, damned if you don't" scenario:
If Apple just ignored the issue of old, worn out batteries and just let phones suddenly power off/die - there would 100% be lawsuits. Apple does the RIGHT thing to preserve the core/primary function of a cell phone (smart or not) and they get sued.
Lets see - some schmuck has a 1.5-2 year old iPhone (or older) that has seen heavy use and has a battery that has outlived its useful charge cycles. They get in a pickle and have an emergency. They whip out their iPhone and attempt to call for help and it just shuts down because the battery was drained.
Many would happily sue suggesting that Apple should have prevented the phone from just unexpectedly shutting down in an emergency situation.
Hey - I at least partially understand - you pay anywhere from $700-1100 for a device - you expect it to last at least 5 years, with zero reduction of performance. Problem is - even under the most ideal circumstances, software updates/file load, storage space filling up - devices WILL slow down. Add in these fragile Lithium Ion batteries that run out of charge cycles - and rapidly blow their voltage... it just isn't gonna happen any time soon. Add in the propensity of most users to simply mistreat their devices (they may baby them with a case - oh a case that holds in the heat of charging - further shortening the life cycle of the battery), charge and discharge them sometimes multiple times per day... they get stuck in pockets, left on dashboards, dropped, and so much more... They are going to have issues - and battery problems are one of the most common over time. Apple did what was in their power to at least keep the phone part functional longer. But good grief...
Slowing the phones is so stupid and so not in Apple’s best interest nor the owners. What kind of misguided nanny’s run that company.
They would have made a lot more money replacing batteries and selling new phones.
What a bonehead mistake.