Yes, it's real and it's plain funny that you discredit simple facts in a case as obvious and with as many data points as Apple. From the 2005 iPods settlement

Yes, it's real and it's plain funny that you discredit simple facts in a case as obvious and with as many data points as Apple. From the 2005 iPods settlement [0], to the 113 Mio USD Batterygate [1], to Flexgate [2] where Apple only escaped settlement due to plausible deniability. To quote from Batterygate: > Apple has agreed to pay millions of dollars to 34 states over its controversial previous practice of deliberately slowing down older iPhones to extend their battery life. > [...] > Many believed it was an effort to encourage users to buy new iPhones. I agree on all your "PS" points, where we seem to differ is that reading is a virtue and not knowing something because you haven't heard of it doesn't constitute a conspiracy theory. 0: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ipod-class-action-suit-settled/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ipod-class-action-suit-settled/ 1: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/19/tech/apple-battery-settlement/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/19/tech/apple-battery-settle... 2: https://www.macrumors.com/2021/07/20/flexgate-class-action-lawsuit-dismissed/ https://www.macrumors.com/2021/07/20/flexgate-class-action-l...