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Apple admits they throttled #iPhones – one graph tells the whole story of why they are slow | Watts Up With That?[^]
Looks like a very strong correlation.
Of course intentionally changing the characteristics of the product means it no longer complies, in the UK at least, with the 'sale of goods act', which guarantees a product for 5 years as being of 'fit and merchantable quality' which must perform as advertised.
The EU has a similar, though 2 year law, and the US probably something similar.
If this is true it is as big a scandal as Volkswagen fiddling the emissions data to boots sales.
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Its one of those where I say, don't care as I don't like the iPhone. I have dodged them like the plague since owning an iPhone 3Gs
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My understanding is that it is to prolong battery life rather than increase sales.
(Disclaimer - I am in no manner an Apple fanboy only owning one of the early iPods)
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Take a look at the link. 
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Why would they go out of their way to try to prolong battery life on older models when, for all intents and purposes, Apple is expecting every iPhone owner to replace their device as soon as the typical 2-year contract is over?
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You totally misinterpret that issue. Apple wants the battery to last longer and so slows down the phone. I guess they can fix that with a simple software update by deactivating some power saving functions.
In my eyes the real problem is that Apple must inform the user about it. So user have the choice to change the battery or live with a slower iphone. 
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Did you actually look at the link?
Google searches for 'slow iphone' coincide with new iphone releases.
If, as this suggests, Apple are slowing phones down to encourage people to buy new ones then it is a massive scandal.
KarstenK wrote: You totally misinterpret that issue.
Maybe you should actually read what is being posted before replying?
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Playing devil's advocate here - wouldn't it make sense that Apple bring out a new phone when the early adopters of the previous phone start to experience a degradation in their batteries?
Or rather would it not make sense for the release cycle to match when users would want a new phone - e.g. when battery life starts to degrade?
So you would see a coincidence between the slowing down and a new phone coming out.
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The search patterns show a pronounced spike, instead of a gradual ramp up.
If the batter was degrading, and the phone slowing gracefully, then the search patterns would show that.
Also the timing of the searches and new phone releases is very tight. Battery degradation would be more regular, and probably decreasing, in frequency, as battery technology improves.
Instead the distinct spikes indicate sudden performance issues.
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I wouldn't put it past a large successful company to pull this sort of sh*t on their customers(a la VW Emissiongate) - I am just wearing my rose tinted glasses at the moment...
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I hope that someone cooks up a law to stop these manufacturers from heading in the direction of building devices that do not have a replaceable battery.
One of the reasons for sticking with my Galaxy S4 (and S2 as a backup) is that I can replace the battery when it starts to degrade and I can do the spin on the table trick with the battery to get a sense of whether it needs replacing(the batteries have a tendency to bulge when they near their end of life).
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Sale of goods act. "fit and merchantable quality"
This is the law that means all goods sold must be fit for purpose. In the UK it is a 5 year guarantee, however it is reasonable to assume degradation of components, and they must be replaceable.
Imagine a car with a battery that couldn't be changed, or even worse, tyres. The law would take a dim view of it!
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KarstenK wrote: Apple wants the battery to last longer and so slows down the phone.
Battery life is always touted as a huge selling point, so if that's their goal, why aren't they slowing down all phones, including brand new ones?
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damn, I got to get me one of those then.
Other party: "I sent you a message."
Me: "Sorry, I'm using an iPhone, it hasn't got around to showing it yet."
Other party: "But that was an hour ago."
Me: "It's an older model, even not throttled it'll take a while. Merry Christmas, I'll get back to you next week."
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Interesting - and perhaps part of a conspiracy. A real one.
Mrs. Wife's (Android) phone started to get warnings that it couldn't update because it didn't have enough space (She doesn't take pictures with it). I told her to get rid of anything she didn't need and email her text-photos to herself to make space.
Then - last night - an offer to upgrade to a new phone as a text message.
And this AM, a TV news item, pushing a 'home cloud' for people who got that 'feared out of storage' message. Suddenly, out of storage messages are common enough to make the morning chat-news.
Of course, this could all be coincidence.
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W∴ Balboos wrote:
Of course, this could all be coincidence
If you had total control as a provider, what would you do to raise revenue..?
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The doctor then takes a listen at the guys shin and hears, "Lend me twenty quid!"
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Johnny J. wrote: I'd rather post jokes than work
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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Leave tails alone: [^].
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Dunno if others do this but:
I always see all those days off at this time of the year and think "time to do all those things I put off for a rainy day." (Even simple things like a whole bunch of bookmarks 'to read later')
Then all that they-visit-us, we-visit-them gets in the way, attempt starting some task... just getting into the zone, and some 'social event' strikes.
At the end and getting ready to return to normal routine (daily work for the employed) realise nothing intended for the holidays got done, all those days totally wasted on friends' babies' parties, family <strike>festivities</strike> feuds and way too much other stupidity.
So after the "long break" the only thing you really want to do is take leave to get crap done.
And it happens like that every year.
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I find it makes my 'do it later list' longer...
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