Apple Is Seeing 'Strong Demand' For Replacement iPhone Batteries (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on Tuesday February 6, 2018 @06:07AM from the next-up dept.

In a letter addressed to the U.S. lawmakers, Apple said earlier this month that it was seeing "strong demand" for replacement iPhone batteries. The company added that it may offer rebates for consumers who paid full price for new batteries. From a report: Apple confirmed in December that software to deal with aging batteries in iPhone 6, iPhone 6s and iPhone SE models could slow down performance. The company apologized and lowered the price of battery replacements for affected models from $79 to $29. In the letter released Tuesday, amid nagging allegations that it slowed down phones with older batteries as a way to push people into buying new phones, the company said it was considering issuing rebates to consumers who paid full price for replacement batteries.

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That's not surprising really by the_skywise · 2018-02-06 06:12 · Score: 5, Insightful

How many people would take advantage of a sale to get new laptop batteries at 60% off?
I've got an iPhone 6 with a replaced battery a little under a year ago (woohoo rebate!) and I FULLY intend to purchase the replacement around the end of the year just to extend the life of my 6 by another 2 years or so.
It also ups the resale value.