It doesn’t make much sense for a company to pay its customers instead of charging them, but that’s what’s starting to happen with Apple users in the United States. Some of these users They start receiving money directly from the company: 92 dollars and 17 cents exactly.
Some of these users they were surprised seeing this deposit in your accounts, but you only need to consult the newspaper archives to find the cause of this payment. This is all the result of a lawsuit named with a word you may remember: “batterygate.”
The behavior of the iPhone in the face of old batteries, the origin of everything
Let’s start at the beginning. The affair of battery holder It all started when Apple informed users about the behavior of certain iPhone batteries. If they were too old, iPhone power reduced to prevent greater harm. We tell it ourselves in this video:
Many users did not accept this situation and filed a lawsuit, accusing Apple of intentionally reducing the performance of its iPhone to encourage renewal. The company denied it, but He admitted that he had not chosen the best way to explain how he sought to prevent iPhones from suddenly turning off. The affected models were the original iPhone SE, 6, 6s and 7.
The lawsuit reached the US court a few months later and ended in a settlement: Apple would pay everyone involved a sum that ultimately amounted to $500 million. This, distributed among the people concerned, It costs $92.17 per person.. It’s something.
The OCU also has a trial underway in USA
Something similar happened in USA, where the OCU (Organization of Consumers and Users) maintains a lawsuit against Apple that seeks the same result: compensating users. There is an official website with the latest news in this regard and from which you can register if you consider that you have been affected. So far, more than 50,000 people have signed up.
This Spanish trial still has no outcome: in the best case scenario, we would know it throughout this year or until 2026 if Apple decides to appeal the decision. But since it has already agreed to pay US users, they might decide to end it early.
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