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Re:Apple Priced Itself Out of Shrinking Chinese Smartphone M... by HenryBemis on Thursday January 03, 2019 @06:44PM (#18820543)
They lost me the moment they kept it a secret and they practically monetized on this.

I would gladly pay for a new (£50-£70) battery every 2 years to keep my phone up and running. It is the lack of transparency that made me angry. I do have the technical skills/knowledge to understand the reasons. I also have the critical thinking to (imho) dismiss their BS answer that they force me to spend £1000 instead of £50. And this is where they killed my 'loyalty' to their products.

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Re:Apple Priced Itself Out of Shrinking Chinese Smartphone M... by dankoss on Thursday January 03, 2019 @09:45PM (#18821559)
Every other manufacturer of battery powered devices, including laptops, does CPU throttling based on battery degradation, and doesn't mention anything about it. It sounds like you were just looking for an excuse to jump ship.
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