A benefit that was 6 years late, Apple still gave it to users.
According to China Economic Weekly, on January 7, Apple has begun to pay compensation to the "victims" of the batterygate incident.
According to the news released by foreign netizens on social platforms, some people have been paid by Apple one after another, and the amount of compensation for each copy is 9217 US dollars, converted to ** RMB is 658 yuan. Among them, some people get a compensation bonus of $1,000 because they have multiple Apple mobile phones, which is basically compensation for a new mobile phone.
Which iPhone users can get compensation?
It is reported that the models cover iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE.
However, Apple's compensation is all for American users, and it has nothing to do with domestic users.
This incident actually dates back to December 2017. At that time, a large number of American users collectively filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing Apple of deliberately degrading the performance of older iPhones. Apple is accustomed to muddy, saying that older iPhones will use a power management system when necessary to limit the performance of some iPhone models, so as to avoid accidental shutdown of the phone when the battery is aging.
In short, Apple deliberately makes the battery of an older phone age in order to get you to buy its new product. But Apple won't admit it, and it's adamant that there's wrongdoing in the collective accusations of users. However, Apple compromised with users in March 2020 and agreed to pay a $500 million settlement, of which 3$100 million is used to compensate users.
Before October 2020, all U.S. users can apply for compensation, and each iPhone can apply for one claim, and the compensation amount is 92$17. After three and a half years of Apple's procrastination, the money finally reached the user.
In fact, not only American users, but also South Korean users have been looking at Apple for a long time.
At the beginning of December 2023, the Seoul High Court in South Korea ruled that the Apple battery gate incident must compensate 70,000 won for each of the 7 South Korean iPhone users, which is 380 yuan.
Regarding this matter, domestic netizens also have some discussions, saying that the battery of the iPhone 14 Pro should also be compensated, and it has become 92% in less than 1 year. Some netizens also said that the iPhone 14 Pro has not been used for a year, and the battery capacity has dropped to 89%.
One of the most liked comments, "Domestic users are really used to Apple!."”
Why is there no compensation for domestic users?Because Chinese users didn't sue Apple at all, there was no lawsuit, no judgment, where is the compensation?
In fact, this matter is worth reflecting on.
Over the past decade or so, Chinese users have almost blindly trusted Apple and the iPhone brand, with the vast majority of users believing that Apple's product quality and quality are the best. If something goes wrong with Apple's products, there will be many people who think that it is a water army of domestic smartphone manufacturers.
Interestingly, Chinese users are different about the Samsung brand. In 2016, Samsung's note7 series mobile phones had the most important events in many markets around the world, so Samsung quickly recalled all mobile phones, but not mobile phones in the Chinese market.
On September 18, 2016, the second Samsung Note7** incident in China occurred. In the face of the recall request of Chinese users, Samsung ignored it, and this move directly caused Samsung to lose the Chinese market.
Also in 2016, Apple's iPhone 6 actually had a ** incident, but Chinese users were unmoved. Even on Zhihu, some netizens also said, "Let's wait for two more bombs to see Apple's reaction, the first one is blown up now, and it still belongs to the scope of individual cases."
It can be seen that Chinese users are indeed in love with the iPhone, and they love it blindly. Imagine, if it is a domestic smartphone**, will users still be so blind?
Another netizen said, "Apple is a god in China, how can it sue it?."Chinese fruit powder only needs that label, and it doesn't matter if everything else."
When will the apple be pulled down?