On Mon, 8 Jan 2018 18:35:10 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:

Yes, they were trying to extend the life of the battery until the warranty
runs out.

Batteries are not covered under warranty unless shown to be truly defective
- not just swear and tear.

I think a battery that prevents the device from running at full speed
because the unit shuts down would be considered to be "truly defective".


Eventually all batteries do that. How the batteries are (mis)used controls
how soon that happens.

I can't imagine you're suggesting that all worn out batteries be replaced
for free, so where would *you* draw the line?

Bearing in mind that it's a fact Apple doesn't test its products in the
real world (they say the real world is "not supported"), it's a fact that
Apple was blindsided by the iPhone shutdowns (they admitted this).

That means they didn't test them since it's a *lot* of phones that shut
down.

Now when they finally figured out the reason (on the second pass, by their
own admission), they had a choice to make as to how to "respond".

1. They could *secretly*, *drastically*, and *permanently* throttle CPU
perofrmance (to about half the original speeds) hoping to not get caught...
or ...
2. They could openly come clean, and recall the defective phones, and
provide a trade in of a suitable phone that wasn't defective.

It was their choice.
It was worth the risk if they didn't get caught (just like VW did).
But they got caught.

These are facts.