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Maybe. But you might overestimate technical understanding of people. "Letting people know" comes with it's own challenges. There are a lot of choices an OS m
by wouldbecouldbe 3y ago
Maybe.
But you might overestimate technical understanding of people.
"Letting people know" comes with it's own challenges.
There are a lot of choices an OS makes without letting it's users know.
It would be quite overwhelming to communicate all. And in making choice what to communicate mistakes might be made.
Screaming disgrace is a bit exaggerated.
- batch12 3y agoWhen this came out, most people were distrustful because it was a secret. It was seen as a way to force device upgrades, not save devices. If they had been transparent, even in documentation, (and allowed opt out) it would have curbed some of this backlash.
- thfuran 3y agoIt may well have, but that doesn't mean the backlash was reasonable.
- batch12 3y agoI believe it was perfectly reasonable based on the information at hand. Apple gave no reason to believe otherwise and behaved in a way that appeared deceptive.
- Angostura 3y agoI was an iPhone 6 user at the time and an Apple fan. I think the secrecy surrounding the move means that the backlash was reasonable. Consider: a pop up saying "Your battery need replacing, it is operating in slow mode to avoid crashes" v people thinking "Damn, my phone is slow - I better buy a new phone"