Thune Satisfied With Apple's $50 Credit for Purchases of iPhone 6 Battery Replacements

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., said he's satisfied with Apple's Wednesday announcement it will offer a $50 credit to customers who paid last year for an out-of-warranty battery replacement for the company's iPhone 6 or later devices. Thune raised concerns in January about Apple's decision to slow the performance of iPhone 6 cellphones in response to the diminishing performance of device batteries (see 1801100063). Apple apologized in December (see 1712290019). “Full transparency about actions that could degrade the performance of a purchase is especially critical when it involves changes to complicated technology that might not be readily apparent to consumers,” Thune said in a Wednesday statement.