That was fast... unlike old iPhones: Apple sued for slowing down mobes
Found on The Register on Friday, 22 December 2017
The court filing contends that Apple deliberately kept quiet about its CPU limitation scheme to fraudulently maintain or drive up sales.
And while that slowdown avoids previous-generation iPhones unexpectedly shutting off, due to exhausting their weary batteries, it also means apps run sluggishly. There is no on-screen warning this is happening, so iPhone owners were left wondering why their handhelds were performing so poorly.
The complaint recounted how the various plaintiffs, frustrated by iPhone slowdowns, bought the latest models, unaware they could have just paid Apple US$79 for a $4.45 replacement battery to resuscitate their hobbled handset.
Hopefully Apple gets slapped for this. Important or not, you don't secretly slow down the products of comsumers without at least giving a good explanation and an opt-out option (while explaining the consequences). Claiming that it's for a "better exerience" is such an obvious lie it's ridiculous; if you want to forcefully drive up sales, admit it.