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- technology@lemmy.world
Judge clears way for $500M iPhone throttling settlements::Owners of iPhone models who were part of throttling lawsuits that ended up with a $500 settlement from Apple may soon receive their payments, after a judge denied objections against the offer.
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Weird to think that $500million is a fraction of a percent for apple
I guess the good thing is that this sets precedent
The precedent that it’s a minor crime worthy of an easily ignored fine?
Tim Apple knows what’s up.
We should bear in mind that the level of slow downs were worse on some devices than on others.
I don’t know if it was the different SoCs or just different levels of throttling for different levels of battery wear, but my phone got really slow. There was no information about what was going on, no way to disable the slow down, and Apple support back then would tell you to just get a new phone (which they did to me).
While the idea behind the slow downs is solid and I’ve done it myself on old laptops with bad batteries, doing it behind the scenes without informing anyone and then making money by selling new devices is not something that should be praised. Apple probably made more money than what they’ll have to pay with this settlement, but still… better something than nothing.
Hahah so funny. Its like me stealing someone’s $2 million Ferrari and judge asking me to pay $10 for bail and damages.
It’s like you buying a Ferrari then a few years down the line complaining that yours isn’t as fast as the newer one, suing and winning. Yeah Apple was in the wrong but the punishment here fits.
