Throttling performance pushes people into replacing their phone just as much as a worn battery. Probably even more so, since a phone shutting down rapidly and randomly is much more symptomatic of a worn battery, and might entice people to replace the battery instead of the entire phone.
A battery getting old is not planned obsolescence. A hard-to-replace battery is. Apple is a pioneer in that area.
A battery getting old is not planned obsolescence. A hard-to-replace battery is. Apple is a pioneer in that area.