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I think it's a question of intent here. You're BELIEVING Apple when they say they only did it to help customers. You can't say FOR SURE that their intent wasn
by skrowl 9y ago
I think it's a question of intent here. You're BELIEVING Apple when they say they only did it to help customers. You can't say FOR SURE that their intent wasn't to drive upgrades. I, for one, think their intent was (at least partially) to drive upgrades, but without proof, we'll never know.
- skygazer 9y agoHanlon's razor? [1] "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." 1: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
- tajen 9y agoAnd it’s not the first time it happens, and it’s very visible. Every time we upgraded (even iOS 7 and 9, macOS, ...), everything went slower. Transparency, 3D, probably reduced swap space or cache sizes calculated for models with more RAM, etc. Given upgrades are mandatory (user is spammed until he upgrades), given those features are planned without a flag to turn it off for older phones/iPads, and given it’s the only way to receive maintenance for the phone (i.e. security updates), it’s planned obsolescence. Think every time you brought your car to a repairshop they would load it with unused equipment designed for bigger models, both clogging your trunk and making your car so heavy it loses 80% of its speed. Wow, didn’t think the comparison would be so accurate.