batterygate
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A controversy in which Apple intentionally slowed down the performance of older iPhones.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "If there was one positive that came out of Batterygate, it was an increased public awareness and support for Right to Repair legislation."