Posted on 01/30/2018 10:35:52 AM PST by Red Badger
Apple is facing a probe from the DOJ into its throttling of older iPhones, according to a Bloomberg report. The inquiry is reportedly in "early stages," Bloomberg said. Apple will release a software update this spring that gives users more control and visibility into their iPhone's battery life and performance.
The United States Department of Justice is requesting documents from Apple related to the company's decision to slow down older iPhones, according to a Bloomberg report Tuesday.
Bloomberg said any possible investigation is still in "early stages."
Apple was criticized in January when users discovered that iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus units were purposefully being slowed down by the company. Apple said it made the decision to throttle the iPhone speeds in an effort to preserve aging batteries and to prevent the phones from turning off.
Apple responded by dropping the price of battery replacements for phones from $79 to $29. A battery replacement would bring the phone back up to its full speed potential.
The company has since apologized and says an update coming this spring, iOS 11.3, will allow users to turn off the speed-throttling function at the cost of battery life.
Apple was not immediately available for comment.
Ping!...............
Ben Dover will get to the bottom of this
I don’t know what the basis for DOJ involvement in this would be. SEC, maybe, as a failure to notify investors, but even that is pretty slim. They are allowed to make engineering decisions without making them public.
There’s a law against it?
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