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IsItBullshit: Apple purposely makes their products perform slower over time so people are forced to upgrade? (reddthat.com)
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[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

They were reducing the power consumption to make older worn out batteries last longer. This reduced performance.

The problem was not letting the user decide, if they want to extend battery life or keep normal performance.