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> So I take the drop to $29 as a tangible apology, which I appreciate. The physical battery costs Apple about $5 to make (https://technology.ihs.com/api/binar

> So I take the drop to $29 as a tangible apology, which I appreciate. The physical battery costs Apple about $5 to make (https://technology.ihs.com/api/binary/595761 https://technology.ihs.com/api/binary/595761), and probably no more than $5-$10 to ship and install. They're profiting off of their own screw-up and spinning it as a kindness.

berbec 9y ago
> They're profiting off of their own screw-up and spinning it as a kindness. Lets say this gives them an extra $15 profit per battery replacement. I don't think that will balance out the people who now will hold off an extra year to upgrade. As soon as this kicks in, I will be in line at a Genius bar to get my wife's 7 Plus battery replaced. This should hold her over for at least one more release cycle, possibly two. She was otherwise going to get a new phone in 2018.