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> My least charitable view (and immediate reaction) is that they're purposely ruining a viable budget phone to make more sales. Given the legal & regulatory tr
by kllrnohj 2y ago
> My least charitable view (and immediate reaction) is that they're purposely ruining a viable budget phone to make more sales.
Given the legal & regulatory trouble Apple got in and is currently in depending on jurisdiction for doing this, it seems highly unlikely Google would have picked now to attempt the same thing. Especially since it's literally a single device, and even the sibling 4a 5g didn't get the same treatment.
The silence is inexcusable, though.
- scarface_74 2y agoApple did not “do this”. Apple ole didn’t ruin a perfectly good phone with an update. The throttling they did on phones with old batteries kept them from shutting off completely.
- jpalawaga 2y agoThey basically did the same thing, which is why there was a lawsuit. It's also why Google preemitively offered users free money--it was informed by the lawsuit against Apple for the same shit.
- scarface_74 2y agoThe purpose of the throttling was to keep the phone from shutting off when the battery was old. That feature is still in iOS.