I’m annoyed by how much they’re pushing their own apps and services, to the detriment of their devices. Most of the HomePod’s voice control features don’t work unless you use Apple Music. I’m on a Spotify family plan so there’s no possible way I could switch to Apple Music (and I wouldn’t even if I could; Spotify is…

“So I showed you the long list of ways that Apple has designed various methods of planned obsolescence into their products.”

There are people in this very thread who can no longer install apps on their phones because they refuse to patch them. It’s insanity.

No, you are wrong. It needs to be made extremely clear that he is not suggesting refusing updates as a viable course of action. Security is fucking important, jesus.

Even then, it deserves a caveat - “The only real way to keep your old phone fast is to never update it, BUT that is a terrible idea from a security perspective.” It’s just not a smart thing to do, and we should be very concerned about endorsing it.

I think Apple’s assumption was most users would either: 1. upgrade often enough that battery degradation is never a concern, 2. get lucky and never experience battery degradation, or 3. get throttled due to battery degradation but never notice it (or not care). I think they expected the fourth group, the “my phone is…

“The only real way to keep your old phone fast is to never update it.”

Seriously: did you reply to the wrong comment? Are you in the wrong thread? None of what you’ve written makes any sense in this context.

Their explanation is objectively true. There’s no reason not to accept your. You’re just a blind, childish fanboy if you suggest otherwise.

It doesn’t matter how many times you or anyone else explains this, ignorant fools are still going to claim “no it’s actually planned obsolescence,” which is literally a thing that doesn’t exist.

Apple doesn’t slow down older devices, they slow down devices with failing batteries that aren’t capable of outputting enough voltage to sustain full performance.

They objectively don’t do this, please stop lying.

Apple’s only mistake here was not explaining what they are doing, which is admittedly a huge a moronic mistake. But still, what they are doing is not planned obsolescence, and never has been planned obsolescence. There is no better way to quickly prove your idiocy than by accusing Apple (or any other phone…

I use my phone for business. Nothing is locally stored on it. Please explain what files you’re doing to lose by wiping your phone.

Planned obsolescence is, objectively, not real. Literally no one is doing this. Enjoy the security bugs you aren’t patching due to your spiteful ignorance.

Forced obsolescence is largely not a real thing, especially not in the context of “software developers are artificially slowing your phone down to force you to upgrade,” which is objectively not a thing that happens.

They want to keep Goodell for the CBA negotiations, which I think are in 2021. He united the owners during the last round of negotiations and basically fleeced the players.

Sorry that companies take security seriously...

Impressive that no one seems to realize they’re writing these same articles after each new iOS release, which they eventually learn to love after bugs are fixed and the UI is polished. This isn’t new.

All of US Soccer and MLS is giant grift designed to funnel money to MLS owners. It is literally nothing more than that. USSF does not give a fuck about getting better or developing talent to trying to one day win the World Cup. All it cares about is profitability of SUM. It’s a decrepit, corrupt shithole that needs to…