Apple now faces 45 lawsuits surrounding “Batterygate” (fastcompany.com) 11 points by johnshades 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] servrite 8y ago ↗ One needs to show harm. Given Apple's recent responses, that's unlikely. As usual, only the lawyers will make out from this one.
[–] jazoom 8y ago ↗ I've been wondering this for years. What's with all the "...gate" business? Is"gate" an American suffix or something? [–] NathanOsullivan 8y ago ↗ It's derived from the Watergate scandal [–] Isamu 8y ago ↗ 40 years of lazy journalists affixing -gate to everything to garner eyeballs.Because yeah, batteries going bad over time is exactly as scandalous as the President of the United States deliberately breaking the law.
[–] NathanOsullivan 8y ago ↗ It's derived from the Watergate scandal [–] Isamu 8y ago ↗ 40 years of lazy journalists affixing -gate to everything to garner eyeballs.Because yeah, batteries going bad over time is exactly as scandalous as the President of the United States deliberately breaking the law.
[–] Isamu 8y ago ↗ 40 years of lazy journalists affixing -gate to everything to garner eyeballs.Because yeah, batteries going bad over time is exactly as scandalous as the President of the United States deliberately breaking the law.
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 16.6 ms ] threadBecause yeah, batteries going bad over time is exactly as scandalous as the President of the United States deliberately breaking the law.