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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by jhiska on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:22PM (#15981377)
It wouldn't. It would obviously increase the lifespan of it.

The spinsters are deliberately confusing "lifespan" with "resale value".

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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by IBM on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:44PM (#15981595)
>The spinsters are deliberately confusing "lifespan" with "resale value".

I realize I'm responding to someone arguing in bad faith. But lifespan directly influences the resale value.

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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by jhiska on Thursday December 21, 2017 @01:58PM (#15981714)
Replaceable batteries increase lifespan.

The iPhone is a well-made phone which would have greater lifespan if the batteries were replaceable.

As it is, users who bought an older iPhone now have to pay middle-men to replace the battery or face degraded performance.

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Re:Apple Says It Slows Older iPhones to Save Their Battery Life by valuearb on Thursday December 21, 2017 @04:03PM (#15982729)
The iPhone already has replaceable batteries. Making them user-replaceable just reduces battery capacity, increases size/weight, all so in 2-3 years you can save about 5% of your purchase cost by replacing the battery yourself.

iPhone users buy iPhones because they wanted the best in class functionality, if they wanted to save money they'd buy a phone with a replaceable battery.

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