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Apple is facing a class action lawsuit in California over slowing iPhone speeds as batteries age:
Residents of Los Angeles, Stefan Bogdanovich, and Dakota Speas have been represented by Wilshire Law Firm and both of them filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The plaintiffs are accusing Apple of slowing down their older iPhone models when newer models are released and this has been happening without their consent or approval.
Another class action lawsuit has been filed in Illinois [Ecmascript required]:
A day after Apple acknowledged that their software updates slow down older iPhone models, five customers have filed a federal lawsuit in Chicago against the tech giant for what they're calling "deceptive, immoral and unethical" practices that violate consumer protection laws.
The suit was filed Thursday by two Illinoisans along with Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina residents, who had a range of models from the iPhone 5 to the iPhone 7. They claim that Apple's iOS updates "were engineered to purposefully slow down or 'throttle down' the performance speeds" of the iPhone 5, iPhone 6 and iPhone 7.
[...] Apple partially confirmed the theory on Wednesday, releasing a statement admitting updates would slow down phones, but only to prevent devices with old batteries "from unexpectedly shutting down."
TechCrunch's defense of Apple. Also at Business Insider.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday December 23 2017, @07:32PM (2 children)
The lawyers had to find enough people who were annoyed.
More likely, enoughannoyed people found lawyers.
It suggestes the slowing is bad enough to be noticed by enough people for them to bother with a law suit.
Besides, isn't a law suit the first step with American consumer problems?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 23 2017, @08:27PM (1 child)
Not really. They just needed more than one and the ability to prove that there exists a large enough class to potentially enlist others. Once they file the lawyers will advertise for other claimants. You can see many of these types of ads on the internet or TV regarding one medication or another.
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 23 2017, @08:55PM
Not really. You know how anal Apple fanboys are. Day slowed down Muh iPhone!