You think these people would accept a semi refund if they turn in their “new” iPhone and switch back to an old iPhone 6 with a new battery?
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Power Management Feature in Older iPhones Will Be Able to Be Turned Off in Future Update
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You think these people would accept a semi refund if they turn in their “new” iPhone and switch back to an old iPhone 6 with a new battery?
I like this, let people have the choice. Watch people go “Apple is letting my device restart constantly!” “It never use to do that!”
Yep your reward is you will now have the option for your device to shutdown at random times if you want. But hey when you click an icon on the home screen that app will load a few milliseconds faster! (if it don't totally crash) So that's a double win!
You are ignoring this point: now people will be told than a simple battery replacement will solve the Slow Phone problem. That was obviously not known prior to this. People thought the only fix was a new $700 phone.
Geez.
The issue is that processor technology has evolved much more quickly than battery technology.
No reason for you to go nuts defend the company that makes $1 billion a week in profit, and which obviously made a Bunch of errors recently, thus the 40 and counting law suits. It’ll all get worked out.
Win-Win for Apple.
Now you not only get accurate battery health straight from Apple (which should be more accurate than any battery Apps) you also get the choice on how to deal with it.
Now this presents a problem for Android vendors. They are in a lose-lose situation.
If they don’t add this feature to their devices, then Apple will have a useful feature that their competitors lack. Lose.
If they DO add this feature then they are not only copying Apple but legitimizing what Apple has done with regard to power management. Lose.
Now you not only get accurate battery health straight from Apple (which should be more accurate than any battery Apps) you also get the choice on how to deal with it.
Now this presents a problem for Android vendors. They are in a lose-lose situation.
If they don’t add this feature to their devices, then Apple will have a useful feature that their competitors lack. Lose.
If they DO add this feature then they are not only copying Apple but legitimizing what Apple has done with regard to power management. Lose.
I think the issue is a *bigger battery* would’ve been fine. But thinness was the main goal here. Form over function.
I asked an honest question.
Would people really prefer the cheaper iPhone 6 with a new battery or a more expensive iPhone 8?
It's just fact. They did nothing wrong. They found a good compromise to a very difficult problem.
That's nice of him. Instead of paying $29 to bring my iPone 6+ up to speed like it was, I sold it and bought an iPhone 8 plus. Screwed with no phone to be "fixed". Hmm, $29 or $1050? Yep, there are victims beyond the discount battery solution.
Except folks who can just go spend that $700 for a new phone just because their old one slowed down a little at times probably don't really care and were looking for an excuse to get the latest and greatest anyway. Not like the phone was totally destroyed and no longer worked. I mean at the end of the day, a few milliseconds slower opening the phone app or checking email once in a while isn't the end of the world.
It’s only indefensible in your mind. Last time I checked, your opinion doesn’t define mine.
Yes they did. We are referring to the prior phones, the ones being throttled.
So you are implying that people who can afford a new phone don’t mind being ripped off. I’m one of those people, and I mind.
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It’s obvious that plenty of people would replace a battery rather than buying a new expensive phone, if they were told that it would fix the problem.
Especially when the new phone looks exactly like the one they already own.
New software which Apple forces on users with multiple daily spam reminders and forced downloads.
If you know anything about lithium ion battery, specially on technologies, you'll thank Apple for doing so. You shouldn't be mad at Apple because they throttled the battery, you should be mad about their transparency.
i'm pretty sure here's what's going to happen--
Apple will lower the price for battery replacements in iPhones..
iOS will have another power mgmt toggle.
that's it.. and the hype will die shortly.
maybe a little too dramatic up there (imo)