Batterygate

English

Etymology

From battery +‎ -gate.

Proper noun

Batterygate

1. A controversy in which Apple intentionally slowed down the performance of older iPhones.
   • 2017 December 30, Jefferson Graham, “Apple's apology for Batterygate didn't go far enough”, in USA TODAY‎^[1]:

     Consumers riled up about Apple's Batterygate. We spoke to iPhone owners in the historic Gaslamp district of San Diego about Apple's admission that it slowed down older phones purposely.

   • 2018 January 2, Jason Perlow, “Batterygate: Apple betrayed its customers and now it faces a world of hurt”, in ZDNET‎^[2]:

     Apple's Batterygate is a bit different than the Volkswagen scandal -- there's no direct environmental damage here (other than old phones prematurely destined for trash heaps) but the loss of trust the company is likely to incur might be just as significant.

   • 2018 September 8, Arthur Shi, “Batterygate: A Complete History of Apple Throttling iPhones”, in iFixit‎^[3]:

     If there was one positive that came out of Batterygate, it was an increased public awareness and support for Right to Repair legislation.