In a letter sent on to Apple, a US legislator asked the corporate a lot of questions on its disputed call to quietly slow the performance of older phones.
Sen. John Thune (R-SD), chairman of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, aforesaid within the letter that Apple has didn't act with enough transparency. Among different queries, the letter asks whether or not the corporate can issue updates within the future that slow device performance, and whether or not it tracked client complaints concerning performance problems.
After the invention of the retardation problems, that Apple aforesaid stipendiary for issues with degrading battery performance, the corporate offered a reduction on battery replacements, and pledged to lower the worth for the operation from $79 to $29. The letter, self-addressed to chief operating officer Tim Cook, conjointly asks however the corporate found that range, and whether or not it's thought of providing free replacements, or giving rebates for patrons World Health Organization have already paid full worth.
The letter is just the newest government scrutiny directed at the corporate. France is reportedly exploring a criminal probe.
Thune has requested a response from Apple by Jan twenty third.
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