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    From badgolferman@21:1/5 to All on Thu Aug 17 16:23:23 2023
    Millions of iPhone owners whose older devices slowed down after software updates may soon receive a payday.

    Apple will soon be paying out between $310 million and $500 million to up
    to roughly 3 million users of many pre-2018 model iPhones, lawyers for
    Apple customers said in a statement. The payouts will go to affected users
    who filed claims against the tech giant in 2020 for an issue that became
    known as "batterygate."

    If you filed a claim, you can expect to receive roughly $65 from Apple, attorney Mark C. Molumphy told CBS MoneyWatch.

    "It could be higher, as much as $85 to $90, depending on the number of
    claims submitted," he added.

    Fewer complaint submissions generally means bigger payouts for each
    individual claimant.

    Owners of iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus and SE models running iOS 10.2.1 or later and iPhone 7 and 7 Plus running iOS 11.2 or later before Dec. 21,
    2017 may be eligible to receive payments, the settlement website shows.

    However, only affected users who filed claims before the Oct. 6, 2020
    deadline are potentially eligible to receive a check.

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-iphone-payment-500-million-settlement-what-to-know/

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  • From sms@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Thu Aug 17 13:23:12 2023
    On 8/17/2023 9:23 AM, badgolferman wrote:

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    However, only affected users who filed claims before the Oct. 6, 2020 deadline are potentially eligible to receive a check.

    Hmm, I don't recall if I filed a claim for my 6s Plus. The last class
    action I received a check from was from Uber where the check was for
    $0.15, and I spent it wisely on three capacitors from the local
    electronics surplus store.

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  • From Oscar Mayer@21:1/5 to sms on Sat Aug 19 14:59:56 2023
    On Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:23:12 -0700, sms wrote:

    However, only affected users who filed claims before the Oct. 6, 2020
    deadline are potentially eligible to receive a check.

    Hmm, I don't recall if I filed a claim for my 6s Plus. The last class
    action I received a check from was from Uber where the check was for
    $0.15, and I spent it wisely on three capacitors from the local
    electronics surplus store.

    I'm sure Apple's defense lawyers & the prosecuting lawyers were paid well.

    In the end analysis, I wonder if it would have been less expensive for
    Apple to have come clean at the beginning and to have simply set up a
    voluntary recall to replace all the affected batteries for two cycles
    (which would have covered the life of almost all the affected iPhones)?

    That's what any decent reputable company would have done, don't you think?

    What do you think it would have cost had Apple just done the right thing?

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Oscar Mayer on Sat Aug 19 12:01:35 2023
    On 2023-08-19 11:59, Oscar Mayer wrote:
    On Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:23:12 -0700, sms wrote:

    However, only affected users who filed claims before the Oct. 6, 2020
    deadline are potentially eligible to receive a check.

    Hmm, I don't recall if I filed a claim for my 6s Plus. The last class
    action I received a check from was from Uber where the check was for
    $0.15, and I spent it wisely on three capacitors from the local
    electronics surplus store.

    I'm sure Apple's defense lawyers & the prosecuting lawyers were paid well.

    In the end analysis, I wonder if it would have been less expensive for
    Apple to have come clean at the beginning and to have simply set up a voluntary recall to replace all the affected batteries for two cycles
    (which would have covered the life of almost all the affected iPhones)?

    That's what any decent reputable company would have done, don't you think?

    What do you think it would have cost had Apple just done the right thing?

    What would it cost you to simply post under just one nym...

    ...Arlen?

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