Post by messi05 on Jan 22, 2024 0:13:15 GMT -5
The processor performance of its iPhones[1]. After comparing the performance rates of several phones from the brand, a direct correlation was found between the drop in performance and the deterioration of the battery, without any indication of any external factor that could justify the drop. The question was whether Apple was intentionally reducing the performance of iPhone processors as a mechanism to impose the disposal of the old one and the acquisition of a new one (planned obsolescence). Faced with these accusations, Apple explained, in a public note[2], that “rechargeable batteries are consumable components that lose efficiency as they age chemically and their ability to hold a charge decreases”.
It also stated that it carried out updates Buy Phone Number List to the iPhones' software to improve energy management and extend the product's useful life. The company recognized the correlation between the drop in performance and natural battery wear, and the energy management updates occurred precisely to prolong the product's usefulness, avoiding its automatic shutdown and blocking of functions. Planned obsolescence The case brings up the discussion of planned obsolescence in the consumer society. Without intending to exhaust the topic, we will bring some legal and jurisprudential aspects to the debate.
As the name suggests, it is a marketing strategy to make a product outdated, a constant practice in the capitalist system to impose the act of consumption. Obsolescence can be technical or operational, when there is an intentional limitation of the product's operability, which may occur, for example, due to the shortening of its useful life (durability period) and the reduction in the supply of replacement components; or psychological, when more modern products are launched that encourage consumers to purchase. In Brazil, with the lack of specific legislation and the insignificant jurisprudence on the subject, it is up to doctrine and some precedents to contribute to the development of this debate.
It also stated that it carried out updates Buy Phone Number List to the iPhones' software to improve energy management and extend the product's useful life. The company recognized the correlation between the drop in performance and natural battery wear, and the energy management updates occurred precisely to prolong the product's usefulness, avoiding its automatic shutdown and blocking of functions. Planned obsolescence The case brings up the discussion of planned obsolescence in the consumer society. Without intending to exhaust the topic, we will bring some legal and jurisprudential aspects to the debate.
As the name suggests, it is a marketing strategy to make a product outdated, a constant practice in the capitalist system to impose the act of consumption. Obsolescence can be technical or operational, when there is an intentional limitation of the product's operability, which may occur, for example, due to the shortening of its useful life (durability period) and the reduction in the supply of replacement components; or psychological, when more modern products are launched that encourage consumers to purchase. In Brazil, with the lack of specific legislation and the insignificant jurisprudence on the subject, it is up to doctrine and some precedents to contribute to the development of this debate.