Apple's $500M iPhone throttling settlements from 2020 edge closer to payment
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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.

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.

  • @PlasticExistenceEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    That would increase cost and probably also the size of the phone, likely to unacceptable proportions.

    I just don’t think your position is reasonable. We don’t expect car manufacturers to produce engines that never lose horsepower or never need oil changes. Why would we expect similar from electronics that cost a fraction of a car?

    But you know, I still support your right to hold that position even if I disagree.

    • @MooseBoysEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      increase cost

      Probably, but that’s why you make trade-offs in the design process. With a BOM of $236 and a MSRP of $750, it’s not like we’re starting from a razor-thin margin here.

      and probably also the size of the phone

      Doubtful - total charge capacity does depend on volume, but nominal discharge current is mostly orthogonal.

      We don’t expect car manufacturers to produce engines that never need oil changes.

      Of course not. But if a car manufacturer designed their transmission so that after 40,000 miles, gear 7 and 8 stopped working because the gear teeth were too worn down by that point, and the automatic selector would top out at gear 6 to avoid stalling the engine, you’d definitely have a lawsuit and recall on your hands.

      This is all about norms of consumer expectations. People expect that battery life of their devices will degrade over time. They don’t expect that performance will do the same.