I really don't think that's the case here. This issue is probably related to the battery, but the fact that there was no notice indicates to me that there are u

I really don't think that's the case here. This issue is probably related to the battery, but the fact that there was no notice indicates to me that there are ulterior motives at play here. Obviously their corporate-speak is going to highlight the one kernel of truth in the matter, and they'll never admit that this was done for the side-effect that it would have on sales of new devices.