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Coincidence that they waited till after Christmas to release this?
by lddemi 9y ago
Coincidence that they waited till after Christmas to release this?
- luigi23 9y agoEveryone was having fun, eating and singing Mariah Carey. Christmas is over and moods are worse, so here's the good Santa Apple Claus is bringing you a gift. That's the logic behind this, I guess... ;)
- erikpukinskis 9y agoWhat would the non-coincidence reason be?
- chx 9y agohttps://www.thelocal.fr/20171228/french-lawsuit-launched-against-apple-for-alleged-crime-of-slowing-down-iphones https://www.thelocal.fr/20171228/french-lawsuit-launched-aga...
- lddemi 9y agoThe news could have slowed upgrades to iPhone 8/X ahead of the holidays if buyers thought adding a battery could speed up their device.
- erikpukinskis 9y agoBut they already admitted such before Christmas: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/21/572538593/apple-says-it-slows-older-iphones-to-save-their-battery-life https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/21/572538593...
- simpsond 9y agoHopefully they chose to wait, so employees could spend time with family.
- lddemi 9y agoThey could have begun the battery replacement plan/prices in the new year.