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Re:Apple Is Allegedly Slowing Down Older iPhones with Degrad... by soneil on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:12AM (#15895765)
That's basically the gist of it.

Everyone's decided what they want the answer to be. Now it's just a case of trying to shoehorn the facts to fit.

If they didn't scale back on lower voltages, people would just claim they're trying to kill the battery quicker so you buy a new handset ..

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Re:Apple Is Allegedly Slowing Down Older iPhones with Degrad... by MagnumOpus on Monday December 11, 2017 @04:26PM (#15900603)
Well, the correct way to decide is to create a testable hypothesis that differs in outcomes between taking care of aging batteries and planned obsolescence, and then test it.

Hypothesis: If they wanted to take care of batteries/battery life, the phone/tablet would resume running at full clock speed when plugged in and charging.

Test outcome: This is not the case.

Verdict: Hmmmm...

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Re:Apple Is Allegedly Slowing Down Older iPhones with Degrad... by yoodenvranx on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:20AM (#15895788)
Apple could just install batteries with 50% more capacity that can survive a full day of use even if the phone is two years old.
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Re:Apple Is Allegedly Slowing Down Older iPhones with Degrad... by Angostura on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:29AM (#15895815)
They do (source: my iPhone 6, bought on launch easily survives a day of heavy use)
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Re:Apple Is Allegedly Slowing Down Older iPhones with Degrad... by IceyEC on Monday December 11, 2017 @05:47AM (#15896245)
On the other hand, my 6, same purchase day, can barely survive a full day of light use, and requires additional charging throughout the day if I'm calling or texting much
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Re:Apple Is Allegedly Slowing Down Older iPhones with Degrad... by hguhghuff on Monday December 11, 2017 @03:21AM (#15895793)
If this were true it would be a user option, not hidden and unchangable.
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