Hi, Thanks for this Mark. Just my opinion, of course, but my understanding is that the slow-down would not be noticed by most during normal use. Some people like to create law suits for just about anything, and, again, in my opinion, this is just a waste of judicial time.
Later... Tim Kilburn Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Dec 22, 2017, at 11:41, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: Apple's iPhone slowdown sparks lawsuit alleging fraud The plaintiffs contend that an Apple software tweak that slows down older iPhones was a ploy to spur upgrades to pricier models. December 22, 2017 8:25 AM PST Apple disclosed Wednesday that it updated the software of older iPhones to slow them down when the battery can't keep up with the phone's computer. Sarah Tew/CNET Apple's controversial iPhone slowdown is drawing legal fire. A pending lawsuit against Apple says a software tweak that slows some older iPhones to counteract problems found in aging batteries is a fraud designed to spur upgrades to the latest model. Apple didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment. After years of complaints from consumers that their iPhones seem slower once a new model is released, Apple on Wednesday disclosed it was indeed slowing the performance of some older iPhones under particular circumstances. When batteries age, become very cold or operate at low power, their currents can spike when the phone's computer tries to hit higher speeds. Rather than having a phone shut down automatically to protect itself, Apple said that last year it tweaked its iOS software for some older iPhones so they slow down instead. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern division, represents five people who claim the company purposefully updated the phones' operating system to dampen its performance as a way of "fraudulently forcing iPhone owners to purchase the latest model from Apple," according to a release from attorney James Vlahakis of Lombard, Illinois-based Atlas Consumer Law. The plaintiffs allege this fraud applies to updates to the iPhone 5, iPhone 6 and certain iPhone 7 models. Apple's disclosure this week didn't include the iPhone 5. The company said the software update applied to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, 6S and 6S Plus and SE, and earlier this year was extended to the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. It will be applied to other Apple devices in the future, the company said. In the past, Apple has routinely said it doesn't purposely slow phones to encourage customers to replace them. Apple said in a statement earlier this week that the goal of the battery-related slowing was "to deliver the best experience for customers." Original Article at: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-slowdown-sparks-fraud-lawsuit/#ftag=C AD-09-10aai5b -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
