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

That's an easy one... when they wear out in the warranty period, replace
them as defective.

they didn't wear out.

the batteries work perfectly fine in normal everyday use.

only the absolute maximum was limited, and only slightly.

So they don't work "fine".

they do work fine.

My understanding is if Apple didn't install
software to throttle the CPU the battery would cause the phone to shutdown.
That's not working "perfectly fine".

it's also something that happens to every other battery operated device
when pushed hard enough.

But it may go beyond that since this is clearly a design
flaw.

it's not a design flaw and affects all devices that use batteries. it's
a limitation of today's battery technology.

it's also not just apple. here's one example of many:

https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/21/...google-huawei-
over-nexus-6p-battery-issues/
A federal class action complaint has been filed accusing Google and
Huawei of fraud, breaching warranty and improperly handling customer
complaints after a number of Nexus 6P smartphones unexpectedly shut
down and became trapped in "boot loop" cycles.
....
The Nexus 6P hit the market in late 2015. It's a $500 smartphone with
a 5.7 inch screen that was, overall, a welcome improvement over the
previous year's Nexus 6. As long as it didn't suddenly shut off with
full battery, that is.
....
The Nexus 6P joins a handful of other past-gen Android phones
embroiled in lawsuits over dysfunctional devices, including LG's G4,
V10, G5, V20 and even the Nexus 5X.

You clearly don't understand the technology.

far more than you do, and unlike you, i understand that *all* battery
powered devices are affected, not just from one particular company.

If Apple had known of the
problem when they designed the phone they would have used a larger battery
with a higher maximum current.

larger batteries cost more and take up more space.

mobile devices are highly competitive and users don't want big bulky
phones, nor do they want to pay for battery capacity they won't end up
needing.

most people check email, text, web surf, etc., hardly cpu intensive
activities, so a high capacity battery would be wasted.

the battery is more than adequate for the vast majority of use cases.

apple could have made the iphone the size of an ipad to hold a very
large battery, but it wouldn't have sold particularly well.

everything has tradeoffs.

Then as it wore it would still power the
phone at 100% capacity past the end of the warranty period.

again, this has nothing whatsoever to do with warranty periods.