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"Apple fined for slowing down old iPhones" (Feb 2020 finally brought a judgement around in France) https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51413724 https://www.bbc.

• judge2020 5y ago
  The headline is not representative: > Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers.
  • sova 5y ago
    That really says it all. However, I am also shocked at the lack of consumer protections regarding such artificially imposed slowdowns.
    • judge2020 5y ago
      It wasn’t artificial, it was required to prevent random shutdowns due to over-voltage on a degraded battery. The fine was due to them not telling the consumer like they do now in ‘battery health’.
      • sova 5y ago
        I never experienced a random shutdown on my old iPhone despite not allowing the software update for years. Finally, when I did update the phone, everything was noticeably slower, instantly, so that sounds more like good PR management than actual consumer-minded thinking to me. Yes, devices get old and batteries get old, but my understanding is that this happens even if you replace the battery with a new one, which would negate this argument.