Apple apologizes for throttling older iPhone models, cuts $50 off b attery replacement program
Apple apologizes for throttling older iPhone models, cuts $50 off b.attery replacement program.
Amid a fury of lawsuits which allege that Apple has been purposefully slowing down older iPhone models in an effort to spur upgrades, the Cupertino-based company today published a letter explaining its rationale for throttling CPU performance on older devices. Apple also took the opportunity to apologize to customers for what it categorized as a “misunderstanding.”
“First and foremost,” Apple’s letter begins, “we have never — and would never — do anything to intentionally shorten the life of any Apple product, or degrade the user experience to drive customer upgrades. Our goal has always been to create products that our customers love, and making iPhones last as long as possible is an important part of that.”
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