Apple Sued for iPhone Slowdown Conspiracy

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Apple's business model is focused on forcing the customer to buy infinite amounts of smartphones. There is little if any innovation from them now.

Apple has admitted what many people already knew. They were intentionally slowing down older iPhones in a cynical conspiracy to force people to upgrade to newer models. They're now getting sued for this practice.

Engadget:

Well that was quick. Just two days after Apple admitted that it intentionally slowed down older iPhones with older batteries (to prevent sudden unexpected shutdowns), the company is being sued. Both suits claim that Apple does this to force customers into a shortened upgrade cycle.

The Atlas Consumer Law group in Chicago claims that Apple is, therefore, in violation of deceptive business laws in Illinois, as well as in Indiana and North Carolina. “Apple’s failure to inform consumers these updates would wreak havoc on the phone’s performance is being deemed purposeful, and if proven, constitutes the unlawful and decisive withholding of material information,” says the press release for the lawsuit. The California suit is similar, though it focuses on wanting Apple to have asked consumers for consent to slow their iPhones as well as giving them the ability to opt out of such a slowdown, according to Quartz.


This shows yet again that Apple is no longer the innovative company it once was. What exactly is their business model now? It seems to be centered around forcing people to buy a new phone every 18 to 24 months. The only problem is that their new phones have few if any meaningful innovations over previous models. The iPhone 8 and iPhone X are perfect examples of this. Why the hell would I want to shell out $1,000 for an iPhone X? Facial recognition? I couldn’t give a shit about that.

Smartphones are commodity products now. The fact that they had to engage in a conspiracy to slowdown people’s phones is quite telling. Since they have no new innovations coming down the pipeline they’re relying on trickery and gimmicks to keep the shekels rolling in.

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This is to force those of us with older phones to pony up $1,000 for phones that we neither need nor want.

I tried the new X and it’s difficult to use, IMO - don’t like the “up swipe” instead of a home button.

Screw them - I may take my kids’ advice and switch to Android.

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Yeah I think the era of pushing out new smartphones every 18 to 24 months is coming to an end. I’ve had my current phone for years and unless it gets run over by a car, I have no need to “upgrade” to whatever the newest model is.

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why would anyone want this?

volunteer your fingerprints and DNA as well

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Sorry kids, it’s spaghetti for 2018 cause mommy needs a candy crush update. Said no Arian Mother ever.

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Indeed. It’s a stupid function.

They’re basically being forced to come up with things many people wouldn’t want and marketing it as a new feature or improvement to convince people the new phone is worth buying.

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