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Re: Apple admits it slows down older phones
Ah yes spending $800+ when a simple battery replacement could fix it... The issue is in many cases apple flat out denying people a new battery (even if they want to pay for it) because it "passed" their battery test. For people who read these forums, yes it is common sense about battery, for most non tech people it is not. It still is a case of apple hindering performance to try and get users onto a new phone. That is the issue people are taking. Not sure why this is so difficult for some to understand.
Apples choices:
1. People with older phones where the battery has degraded to the point where processes due to the upgraded OS kill their phone during high demand times complain because their phone is dying and aren’t smart enough to either buy a new phone or replace their battery which is common sense.
2. Apple finds a way to slow these same phones down only during these high demand times so that the phone performs better and people complain because Apple was “hiding something from them”.
Conclusion: people will complain about anything and throw around the term “class action lawsuit” any time they can.
Ah yes spending $800+ when a simple battery replacement could fix it... The issue is in many cases apple flat out denying people a new battery (even if they want to pay for it) because it "passed" their battery test. For people who read these forums, yes it is common sense about battery, for most non tech people it is not. It still is a case of apple hindering performance to try and get users onto a new phone. That is the issue people are taking. Not sure why this is so difficult for some to understand.