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Apple Facing Lawsuit Over Clunky IPhone 4s Upgrade
NASDAQ ^ | December 31, 2015, 10:10:00 AM EDT

Posted on 12/31/2015 5:07:37 PM PST by Swordmaker

Apple faces a class-action lawsuit from iPhone 4s customers, alleging that the company knew of potential compatibility issues after the smartphone was upgraded to the company's latest iOS 9 software.

The class action lawsuit, which accuses Apple of planned obsolescence, was filed on Tuesday in a district court in New York.

Plaintiff Chaim Lerman and more than 100 other iPhone 4s customers assert that Apple deliberately crippled the smartphone's performance after upgrading to iOS 9.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: applepinglist; busted
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1 posted on 12/31/2015 5:07:37 PM PST by Swordmaker
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1234; Abundy; Action-America; acoulterfan; AFreeBird; Airwinger; Aliska; altair; ...
100 Apple iPhone 4S users file class action lawsuit against Apple claiming Apple deliberately is slowing down their iPhone 4Ses by inducing them to download and install iOS 9 which, they claim, made their phones completely unusable. Similar class action lawsuits about later versions of iOS on older models of iPhones including the iPhone 3Gs and the iPhone 4 were tossed out of court for lack of evidence. I suspect the same will occur in this case. -- PING!


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2 posted on 12/31/2015 5:17:09 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thanks for the heads up.


3 posted on 12/31/2015 5:18:09 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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To: Swordmaker

Thanks for keeping me up to date on Apple. Perhaps 2016 will be the year I finally get an iPhone. Happy new year my friend!


4 posted on 12/31/2015 5:23:00 PM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Swordmaker

I’m gonna sue!! My Apple IIe doesn’t run El Capitan and I’m really pissed at those jerks. I was sold a bill of goods! Who wants to join my class action suit?


5 posted on 12/31/2015 5:23:36 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
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To: Menehune56
Perhaps 2016 will be the year I finally get an iPhone. Happy new year my friend!

You won't regret it. Happy New Year to you too.

6 posted on 12/31/2015 5:30:30 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The IIe was so much fun. My first computer.


7 posted on 12/31/2015 5:34:30 PM PST by CommieCutter
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To: Swordmaker

iPhone 4 came out in 2010!
Shoot, the GE CFL light bulbs I bought a year and a half ago are no longer being made as I found out when I went to order some more.

How do I get me some money for having to buy something better and cheaper now that they no longer make my model of light bulb?


GE Lighting 71765 Energy Smart Spiral CFL 26-Watt (100-watt replacement) 1660-Lumen T3 Spiral Light Bulb


8 posted on 12/31/2015 5:42:56 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: CommieCutter; Swordmaker
"The IIe was so much fun. My first computer."

Still have mine -- in working order. My Apple ][+ it replaced met its end in a house fire...

However, I must admit that my all-time most enjoyable computer is my souped-up Apple ][GS -- running TML Pascal -- and serving as the video controller for a big VHS editing system...

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IMHO, Apple's single biggest mistake was killing off its line of "programmer's computers" -- the Apple ][ series...

9 posted on 12/31/2015 5:45:26 PM PST by TXnMA ("Allah: Satan's current alias. "Obama": Allah's current ally...)
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To: Swordmaker

My iMac had the same problem. It’s an old iMac.


10 posted on 12/31/2015 5:48:32 PM PST by Mercat (But God prefers crockpots to microwaves.)
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To: TXnMA

I was just kid when I had it. I was happy to play Oregon Trail and the Space Invaders ripoff game they had.

Learned some about apple programming in school. Wish I had stuck with it and had been a junky about it, probably have more money today. :-(


11 posted on 12/31/2015 5:53:01 PM PST by CommieCutter
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To: minnesota_bound
iPhone 4 came out in 2010!

The suit is about the iPhone 4s model which came out October 11, 2011, replacing the iPhone 4. But previous suits were filed for the same issue for the 4, the 3Gs and the 3G and 3 before that when later versions of the operating systems couldn't run as fast on their hardware. . . and suits were filed when Apple block users from installing later operating systems on older phones incapable of running that OS because it didn't have the correct hardware as well. Same reasoning. Apple should have known in advance the future capabilities of yet to be developed hardware and anticipated it in existing hardware!

12 posted on 12/31/2015 5:56:50 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I had one of those and it was one of the best comps I’ve ever used. I could kick myself for getting rid of it.


13 posted on 12/31/2015 6:05:03 PM PST by SWAMP-C1PHER (HOMO, OECONOMIA, ET CIVITAS.)
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To: Swordmaker

Planned obsolescence and Apple? Wow. I was just commenting about this. This is one of my frustrations with Apple. That and the battery issue. Apparently I am not the only one!

Diito for their ipads.

I feel vindicated! Hey swordmaker?


14 posted on 12/31/2015 7:08:49 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: SWAMP-C1PHER
I could kick myself for getting rid of it.

You can pick one up cheap, under $100. There are lots of followers and users of those antiques. You can buy a modern plug-in card that uses compact-flash cards and USB sticks (CFFA3000), and download thousands of programs free off the Internet loaded onto a card or USB stick. Practically every program and game made for the IIe is available. I'm using this setup on my 1977 II and it works great.

15 posted on 12/31/2015 7:15:15 PM PST by roadcat
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To: roadcat

Hi-Just curious. What kind of monitor do you use with your 1977 Apple II?


16 posted on 12/31/2015 8:51:23 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: Swordmaker

It is getting ridiculous. After four or five years, just get a new phone. No big deal.

MS Windows 10 is the opposite. I can’t buy a new windows PC because the new software and hardware are both incompatible, so I stick with a 10 year old PC. Maybe that’s why it’s named 10.


17 posted on 12/31/2015 9:33:55 PM PST by PA-RIVER ( .)
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To: dennisw
What kind of monitor do you use with your 1977 Apple II?

I still have composite monitors, using an NTSC connection. I have a collection of vintage machines, including monitors for the II, II+, IIe, IIgs and III. They all still work.

18 posted on 12/31/2015 10:12:41 PM PST by roadcat
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To: roadcat

Really? ? I’m going to be in touch shortly. New year, new old computer. I want my baby back.


19 posted on 12/31/2015 11:11:09 PM PST by SWAMP-C1PHER (HOMO, OECONOMIA, ET CIVITAS.)
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To: dhs12345; Swordmaker

I have an old 1st Gen iPod with an actual 5GB hard drive. Still works. I use a 1st Gen iPod Touch every day as my alarm clock. My BIL uses my 1st Gen iPad every day for playing Hayday and reading iBooks. My iPhone 4S works just fine on 9.1, although I am not altogether happy about battery life. My newer iPad from May 2012 is still very nice, thank you.

What planned obsolescence? At some point in time, any computer hardware will stop working with new software. Apple may be the most conservative company around, in preserving the life of older hardware.


20 posted on 01/01/2016 12:02:51 AM PST by jimtorr
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