> In 2017, the company confirmed it did slow down some models as they aged, but not to encourage people to upgrade.
It said the lithium-ion batteries in the devices became less capable of supplying peak current demands, as they aged over time.
That could result in an iPhone unexpectedly shutting down to protect its electronic components.
You can believe this reasoning if you wish. Do you also believe Starbucks corp when they fire an employee on the spot for being 2 minutes late because they are strong proponents of timeliness? Or because that person was attempting to form a union?
Except you don’t have to mind read to see Apple’s motives. Get an old iPhone with a bad battery. Benchmark it. Upgrade the battery. Benchmark it again. Compare the results and see if a new battery makes the slowdown go away.
The _meme_ is that Apple screwed over its legacy hardware owners though a diabolical act of planned obsolescence. What you're responding to is just the most common medium through which that meme is conveyed.
It makes even less sense when taken in the context of android handset manufacturers. If you wish to talk about planned obsolescence look at how often they update their own phones.
