>doing nothing and just letting the batteries degrade would sell more phones Or have people decide that they don't want to buy another expensive Apple phone th

>doing nothing and just letting the batteries degrade would sell more phones Or have people decide that they don't want to buy another expensive Apple phone that "expires" so quickly. We can theorize about elements of their execution, but the question remains open as to why they opted not to simply tell customers that they were doing this wonderfully benevolent thing for them to extend the life of their phones? And, the idea that they were concerned customers wouldn't believe them doesn't wash. It's just not a sound-basis for a corporate decision like this. And, if that were the case, then why would they expect customers to believe them now? They created the "problem" in the first place, and chose to clandestinely solve it in a way that happens to benefit them. I'm going with Occam on this one.