Apple admit to 'Slowing Down iPhones'
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Just seen on the news that Apple have apologised.
How can anyone justify buying their products when things like this emerge? Even the fanboys can't defend this.
I know plenty of people will and Apple will continue to sell plenty.
Quite funny really. Its a bit like the VW diesel emissions cheat.
How can anyone justify buying their products when things like this emerge? Even the fanboys can't defend this.
I know plenty of people will and Apple will continue to sell plenty.
Quite funny really. Its a bit like the VW diesel emissions cheat.
Rawwr said:
page3 said:
Battery longevity = device longevity.
Just... no. The battery is a replaceable, consumable component. The device (as in the product) does not die because the battery dies. page3 said:
Disagree. The average consumer should not be messing around inside a consumer grade device.
You're right, they shouldn't. They should be taking them to a service centre and getting them to change it but the user has to know that it's the battery which has failed on the not the device as a whole.Rawwr said:
page3 said:
Disagree. The average consumer should not be messing around inside a consumer grade device.
You're right, they shouldn't. They should be taking them to a service centre and getting them to change it but the user has to know that it's the battery which has failed on the not the device as a whole.page3 said:
Rational people can though. Sensible battery management. Apple haters gotta hate.
I don't hate Apple, though? I personally believe this particular action is sneaky, underhand and pretty indefensible. I also believe that Apple know this, hence the public apology. Apologies don't exactly fall out of Cupertino on a regular basis and some may deem this as enough of an admission of guilt.
And if you genuinely can't see why this is wrong, then nothing I say is going to convince you.
Edited by Rawwr on Friday 29th December 11:24
Still undecided however I think they went for size and form and engineered it as they came across issues. Not forgetting they probably have a load on test so would have known well in advance anyway. That is sneaky and underhanded.
Problem for me is I like the kit. I don't like all that they do, lack of headphone socket for example, that was a good move, for the coffers (I got the 6s rather than dick around with adapters or the ear bud things). The USB C on the MacBooks and basically removing any ability to tweak or repair desktops for the casual user because they want a better looking device. I could live with the same kit in tower form and would welcome it.
The time may well come though when I would have to jump ship but the cloud and Apple Photo and OS I really do place well above the opposition for my needs. Mr Cook is payed well enough, the firm is making massive profits, a good firm would change them for free perhaps?
Either way I think looks is tipping past user experience. Some of the live events have been cringingly sycophantic over the redesign of a screw (OK, maybe not).
Problem for me is I like the kit. I don't like all that they do, lack of headphone socket for example, that was a good move, for the coffers (I got the 6s rather than dick around with adapters or the ear bud things). The USB C on the MacBooks and basically removing any ability to tweak or repair desktops for the casual user because they want a better looking device. I could live with the same kit in tower form and would welcome it.
The time may well come though when I would have to jump ship but the cloud and Apple Photo and OS I really do place well above the opposition for my needs. Mr Cook is payed well enough, the firm is making massive profits, a good firm would change them for free perhaps?
Either way I think looks is tipping past user experience. Some of the live events have been cringingly sycophantic over the redesign of a screw (OK, maybe not).
Cobnapint said:
page3 said:
Apple can run remote diagnostics to determine this, assuming it isn't completely dead.
Yeah right. Apple are right at the top of everybody's people you can trust list at the minute.They are way too powerful. I hope it really gets handed to them.
Cobnapint said:
bazza white said:
Even if you change the battery are they changing the coding that throttles at the same time.
Exactly. How does the phone know its a new battery and not the old one thats been fully charged by other means. Unless theres some indentifying electronics within the battery there's no way it would know - apart from comparing load/discharge rates and then deciding to unthrottle the clock speed.page3 said:
Rawwr said:
funkyrobot said:
Even the fanboys can't defend this.
But, my word, they're trying. 
'We have noticed that your car is getting old. To preserve your engine, we are limiting the revs to 3000 and the speed it can do to 45mph.'
Just forward thinking car engine management, that.
Edited by funkyrobot on Friday 29th December 13:01
funkyrobot said:
page3 said:
Rawwr said:
funkyrobot said:
Even the fanboys can't defend this.
But, my word, they're trying. 'We have noticed that your car is getting old. To preserve your engine, we are limiting the revs to 3000 and the speed it can do to 45mph.'
Just forward thinking car engine management, that.
Edited by funkyrobot on Friday 29th December 13:01
Or not comparable for some reason in the alternate world he must reside in.
page3 said:
Rawwr said:
funkyrobot said:
Even the fanboys can't defend this.
But, my word, they're trying. 
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