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Re: Apple may have to cough up $1bn to Brits in latest iPhone Batterygate claim

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 by: V - Wed, 17 May 2023 09:06 UTC

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On Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 10:32:47 AM UTC+2, NewsKrawler wrote:
> https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/17/apple_may_face_another_expensive/
> Apple may have to cough up $1bn to Brits in latest iPhone Batterygate claim
> Lawsuit took its time, just like your older iOS handset.
>
> Another day, another legal claim against Apple for deliberately throttling
> the performance of its iPhones to save battery power.
>
> This latest case was brought by Justin Gutmann, who has asked the UK's
> Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to approve a collective action that could
> allow as many as 25 million Brits to claim compensation from the American
> technology giant. He claims the iGiant secretly degraded their smartphones'
> performance to make the battery power last longer.
>
> Apple may therefore have to cough up an eye-popping 768 million pounds (927
> million dollars), Gutmann's lawyers estimated, Bloomberg first reported
> this week.
>
> Gutmann, a market researcher, is unhappy that the iPhone maker emitted an
> iOS update that would throttle the execution of software on handsets.
> According to Apple back in 2017 around the time this Batterygate saga
> unfolded, the throttling was to ensure the batteries, particularly worn-out
> ones with lower capacity, wouldn't be drained by apps at a rate that would
> cause devices to unexpectedly power off.
>
> We can quite imagine people rushing out to upgrade their phones after
> experiencing a slowdown, too, conveniently enough for Apple.
>
> The iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, SE, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X
> models were all affected by this change, it was claimed this week.
> (June 29th, 2022)
>
> "Instead of doing the honourable and legal thing by their customers and
> offering a free replacement, repair service or compensation, Apple instead
> misled people by concealing a tool in software updates that slowed their
> devices by up to 58 percent," he told The Guardian.
>
> "I'm launching this case so that millions of iPhone users across the UK
> will receive redress for the harm suffered by Apple's actions. If this case
> is successful, I hope dominant companies will re-evaluate their business
> models and refrain from this kind of conduct."
>
> If the CAT approves Gutmann's case, Apple will face yet another
> battle-throttling lawsuit. The biz has already been sued by folks and
> attorneys general representing different states in the US, as well as a
> consumer-rights group in Italy. Apple paid $113 million and over $310
> million to settle claims.
>
> The Register has asked Cupertino for comment.

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