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Apple is sending out checks for ‘batterygate’ class action claims::Apple has begun sending money to people whose iPhones were intentionally throttled in the iPhone 6, 6S, and 7 lines, as well as the first iPhone SE.

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[–] just_another_person -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably like $0.32 for affected customers, and millions for the lawyers who filed the class action suit.

Total bullshit.

[–] statue_smudge 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The first paragraph of the article says $92.

[–] Ghostalmedia 3 points 10 months ago

They there was also the battery replacement program that happened when all this shit went down. For about 2 years they would do a battery swap for $30 on phones with poor battery health.

Although I imagine a lot of folks just bought new phones.