> So please don't imply iOS updates brings iDevices "ever closer to unusably slow" because that's very non-factual.
Because THAT was non-factual. They have done it, and for some it was "unusably slow." Whether the reasons were electrically sound wasn't in dispute.
IMO the original statement implied some ill will from Apple -- a myth that has been debunked pretty quickly. That's what I was arguing against.
Say what you want about Apple pricing and some bad decisions along the way, but their approach to security, hardware build quality and overall experience of using their device over longer periods of time is very good and certainly beats Android devices.
I wish there were good alternatives with open platform but there are none currently and I don't think there will be any in the next few years.
P.S. I switched to iPhone about a year ago and I don't really miss Android.
What Apple did is to prefer to have people's devices run slower compared to breaking them.
What they did wrong was keeping quiet about it. I ain't ever disputing that, it was a really bad decision to hide it.
The reasoning to do it however has solid foundations in physical reality. Even I that I know nothing of electronics went out of my way to read about it and asked several electronical engineer acquaintances of mine and they all said Apple did the right thing by slowing down the devices.