RSS BotBM to Hacker NewsEnglish · 5 months agoEx-Apple engineer says Apple deliberately slows older phones via updateswww.macobserver.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·5 months agoThere was a lawsuit about this already and Apple lost and paid in 2024. Are we living in a loop or is Apple just run by slow learners? Increase the fine next time to a year of annual profits. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67911517
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·5 months ago$500M. Basically a mild tax. Apple is not run by slow learners but Apple customers surely ride the short bus.
minus-squareUlvain@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoIf the consequence of wrongdoing is a cost, it’s not a deterrent, it’s a line item in the business case.
There was a lawsuit about this already and Apple lost and paid in 2024.
Are we living in a loop or is Apple just run by slow learners?
Increase the fine next time to a year of annual profits.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67911517
$500M. Basically a mild tax.
Apple is not run by slow learners but Apple customers surely ride the short bus.
If the consequence of wrongdoing is a cost, it’s not a deterrent, it’s a line item in the business case.