The issue is that they kept this all a big secret. A decision which indisputably goes against their customers best interest and (perhaps coincidentally) enhances their bottom line.
I'm otherwise a huge Apple fan, but people defending this completely baffles me. Especially since Apple themselves have admitted it was a mistake to not inform the customer (a key fact that you conveniently left out of your rant).
It's amazing that defenders changed their response from "Apple would never slow their phones, you're unhinged!" to "Apple did it in your best interest! You don't understand technology!" without skipping a beat. Just. Stop.
Batteries degrade over time. It's an inherit limit of the technology. That's fine. Let me decide what to do about it.
I'm otherwise a huge Apple fan, but people defending this completely baffles me. Especially since Apple themselves have admitted it was a mistake to not inform the customer (a key fact that you conveniently left out of your rant).
It's amazing that defenders changed their response from "Apple would never slow their phones, you're unhinged!" to "Apple did it in your best interest! You don't understand technology!" without skipping a beat. Just. Stop.
Batteries degrade over time. It's an inherit limit of the technology. That's fine. Let me decide what to do about it.