Not much, people here usually have 2 phones each... at 1000 euro a phone that's about 10.000 sales.I wonder how many years of sales in Italy to get that 10M back ?
Not much, people here usually have 2 phones each... at 1000 euro a phone that's about 10.000 sales.I wonder how many years of sales in Italy to get that 10M back ?
Actually, they want the devices to last longer so people continue subscribing to more-profitable services.Yeah, because actually notifying people that they had the additional option of replacing the battery to restore it to as-new condition would have affected their planned obsolescence strategy. Minor detail.
You can still subscribe and buy newer HW, I think they call it "Eco-System", the one that makes you keep buying their stuffActually, they want the devices to last longer so people continue subscribing to more-profitable services.
Where did they lie? It was noted in the update that no one reads what it was doing, just not in explicit detail. The alternative was stupid, recognize the aging battery caused spikes killing old devices, but do nothing, meaning they get to sell you a new one. They chose to extend the life of the device by predicting the damaging spikes and decreasing conditions to minimize the spikes.
Offering the cheap battery replacements on devices several years out of warranty was a nice gesture that showed it was not a software issue but instead a old battery.
Can't believe how low some poeple would go to defend Apple, yes it is a great company, but when they srew up they should get called out for, and I am glad Italy did the right thing!
Italy does not have to prove Li ion batteries usage, they never faulted apple for the battery, but for how they communicate, or actually don't.It's easy to defend Apple in this instance because of the known limitations with ANY lithium ion battery in a phone. Can Italy claim that lithium ion batteries do not actually become inconsistent for voltage supply at 80% or lower total capacity? No. Can Italy claim that a lithium ion battery does not become inconsistent for voltage supply at 20% or lower total charge? No. Can Italy claim that cold weather can't negatively impact the voltage supply of a lithium ion battery? No. Can Italy claim that Apple's software update didn't functionally address situations where voltage demand could be too high than voltage supply? No.
If Apple really wanted to push users into new phones, they would be well within their rights to only do 2 or 3 years of software updates, like hundreds of Android phone models get away with.
At the last Keynote, Lisa Jackson, the former EPA administrator and head of Apple's Environment, Policies, and Social Initiatives specifically outlined Apple's focus on making products last longer.You can still subscribe and buy newer HW, I think they call it "Eco-System", the one that makes you keep buying their stuff![]()
--Denied customers' requests to replace batteries
--Rigged the test software to avoid replacing batteries
--Released OS that crippled phones, and refused to comment
--Fixed OS after "The Internet" figured out what they did
And Italy is blamed for making a "cash grab" by the apologists here...
Discovery is undoubtedly underway in the US class suit. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
There it is. And are you really defending Apple here? Wow.Where did they lie? It was noted in the update that no one reads what it was doing, just not in explicit detail.
Nice and all, they were actually force to do this gesture.Offering the cheap battery replacements on devices several years out of warranty was a nice gesture that showed it was not a software issue but instead a old battery.
Of course, they also said that iOS 12 was making older phones faster, wich in here people say it was impossible as new SW is definetly heavier.At the last Keynote, Lisa Jackson, the former EPA administrator and head of Apple's Environment, Policies, and Social Initiatives specifically outlined Apple's focus on making products last longer.
They want you to buy their new products, but they also want people to buy the more-affordable used products and subscribe to services. That makes a lot more sense than planned obsolescence.
https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-sales-region-china-chart-2017-3I wonder how many years of sales in Italy to get that 10M back ?