Many people have long believed Apple intentionally slows down performance of iPhones in an effort to get users to buy new ones. For the first time, Apple has admitted to slowing some iPhones down. But the company explained it only took the action last year to prevent battery-related shutdowns. Apple’s action and the company’s decision to keep it secret - led to widespread criticism from industry analysts and iPhone owners. Owners of iPhones in several states are suing Apple. They accuse Apple of violating fraud laws by purposely limiting performance without informing iPhone owners that the problems might have been fixed by replacing the device battery. This, they argue, forced them to spend more money to buy new iPhones.
Title: Apple Admits it Slows Some Older iPhones
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/iphone_slow.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Apple Admits it Slows Some Older iPhones' data-article-id='2797'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13271'>Many people have long believed Apple intentionally slows down performance of iPhones in an effort to get users to buy new ones.</span> <span data-start-time='13271' data-end-time='20000'>For the first time, Apple has admitted to slowing some iPhones down.</span> <span data-start-time='20000' data-end-time='30021'>But the company explained it only took the action last year to prevent battery-related shutdowns.</span> <span data-start-time='30021' data-end-time='44375'>Apple’s action and the company’s decision to keep it secret - led to widespread criticism from industry analysts and iPhone owners.</span> <span data-start-time='44375' data-end-time='50104'>Owners of iPhones in several states are suing Apple.</span> <span data-start-time='50104' data-end-time='66688'>They accuse Apple of violating fraud laws by purposely limiting performance without informing iPhone owners that the problems might have been fixed by replacing the device battery.</span> <span data-start-time='66688' data-end-time='74188'>This, they argue, forced them to spend more money to buy new iPhones.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/iphone_slow.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9894 data-hint-location='50104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/how_could_the_problem_have_been_fixed.m4a'>How could the problem have been fixed?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='replace the battery'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/replace_the_battery.m4a'><span>replace the battery</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/sue_the_company.m4a'><span>sue the company</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/shop_on_line.m4a'><span>shop on line</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/buy_a_new_phone.m4a'><span>buy a new phone</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9895 data-hint-location='50104' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/what_does_fraud_mean.m4a'>What does fraud mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='use dishonest methods'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/limit_performance.m4a'><span>limit performance</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/sue_the_company.m4a'><span>sue the company</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/use_dishonest_methods.m4a'><span>use dishonest methods</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/sell_a_slow_phone.m4a'><span>sell a slow phone</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9896 data-hint-location='44375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/phone_owners_are_suing__blank_.m4a'>Phone owners are suing <span class='blank'>Apple</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Apple'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/bell.m4a'><span>Bell</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/blackberry.m4a'><span>Blackberry</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/cook.m4a'><span>Cook</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2281/apple.m4a'><span>Apple</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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