Apple fined €25 million in France for throttling iPhones via OTA updates

08 February 2020
Apple wasn’t fined because they slowed down phones, it was fined because it didn’t tell its customers it was slowing down their phones.

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  • 08 Feb 2020

galaxyS15, 08 Feb 2020Mmehh.. it's okay. Apple will get that money from french cu... moreIndeed they will.

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    • uNV
    • 08 Feb 2020

    So, looks like the long term software update is up to no good either.

      So Apple is no different from Huawei in terms of faking benchmark, deception, misdirection! All it matters is quarterly earnings, nothing else matters!

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        • 08 Feb 2020

        Anonymous, 08 Feb 2020iOS slow is to preserve old hardware to contiue to work. A... morethe reasoning is ridiculous.
        hahaha sorry i just can't stop laughing on your comment
        ha ha .. ^O^

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          • Anonymous
          • xQK
          • 08 Feb 2020

          Pocket changes.

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            • Anonymous
            • Kxu
            • 08 Feb 2020

            Anonymous, 08 Feb 2020There is no case against Samsung because the software does ... moreiOS slow is to preserve old hardware to contiue to work.
            Android slow? Throw it to keep buying new ones, or wipe all your preious data.

            Why buy a phone and to be told to wipe it every 1 or 2 years? I rather stick with a old phone, keep all my data, and have a chance to upgrade after 5 years. No hassle.

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              • 08 Feb 2020

              DavidRegalJnr, 08 Feb 2020Here come the Android fanboys to celebrate How are they different from Apple fans who swallow everything hook, line and sinker?

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                • 2Au
                • 08 Feb 2020

                Wonder Boy, 08 Feb 2020There another company sued Apple for copying their software... moresay what?

                  There another company sued Apple for copying their software and logo

                    Mmehh.. it's okay. Apple will get that money from french customers by charging them more.

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                      • 08 Feb 2020

                      Mike.M, 08 Feb 2020Samsung are much worse with their updates who make old phon... moreThere is no case against Samsung because the software does not throttle the processor. Your phone is slow after an update because the OS is always faster when it is installed fresh rather than upgraded from one that has a lot of junk installed in it.

                        Samsung are much worse with their updates who make old phones totally handicapped. I hope the European commission will start investigating Samsung too.

                          Here come the Android fanboys to celebrate

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                            • 08 Feb 2020

                            [deleted post]That's not evil considering Samsung's effort. Consider its slow OS and Exynos chipsets. All phones age and they become slower, it's not just iPhone, please change your mindset.


                            I sold my Samsung Note FE Exynos months ago. Note FE is a refurbished Note 7 with S7 chipset and S8 battery. It's very, very slow. OS is laggy with noticeable lag for no reason. It also heats up a lot in demanding games even at low settings (ex. PUBG Mobile at low graphics high framerate). iPhone 6s can even run medium settings at least, with the same framerate, with less heating and frame drops. Opening apps are still quicker than my (more expensive) Note FE.

                            Don't think that iPhone is mean, if Samsung, which used to be its rival, does a lot worse. Especially with its only 2 year software update policy.

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                              • 08 Feb 2020

                              Shame to see Apple fans defending throttlegate elsewhere.

                              Also a shame the media does not pickup the shenanigans done by Apple on their authorized repair centers as covered by Rossman.

                                As soon as I replaced my wife’s iPhone 7 battery with a quality OEM replacement it worked fine for about a week, and then the time of use on a full charge halved. The system shows that the battery is at 100% health and the phone is performing at maximum speed. Apple is doing some shady s-hit to our phones, greedy bastards. Unfortunately the competition is just as shady and greedy, so between the two evils we are costing the lesser one.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • U2T
                                  • 08 Feb 2020

                                  i can do 90% on my nokia of what an iphone can do for 1/4 the price with a longer lasting battery lolololol

                                    It's good to have government bodies who are willing to look out for the consumers.