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Harvard Study Shows Apple Slows Down Old iPhones to Sell New Models

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Re: Harvard Study Shows Apple Slows Down Old iPhones to Sell New Models

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Post by angryasian »

S_A_P wrote: post #10

I am skeptical that apple would be that shortsighted. If there was a smoking gun here, it would likely kill their smartphone business. I will share an anecdote that I hear at every release cycle for each new idevice: Stepson: Hey, my phone is glitching and slow. I think I need a new phone. Me: Really? let me take a look. . Hmm I dont see anything wrong, other than you are connected to the wifi network that is about 3…

>If there was a smoking gun here, it would likely kill their smartphone business.

I highly doubt it. Even if this was confirmed by Apple itself, I don't think it would hurt them in sales at all.

Re: Harvard Study Shows Apple Slows Down Old iPhones to Sell New Models

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Post by perfectstorm »

Showing Google trends for a keyword is now considered a "study" ?

Personally I've noticed that my iPad slowed down after upgrading to iOS 10. I wasn't planning on upgrading but a restore forced me to. I believe it's because devs develop on latest devices and tend to ignore the older ones.

Re: Harvard Study Shows Apple Slows Down Old iPhones to Sell New Models

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Post by tedmiston »

stephenr wrote: post #20
MattRix wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It says right in the article that the most likely cause is the way Apple only makes sure new OSes work well on the newest devices. I've found this to be anecdotally true myself.

Anecdotally I've found the opposite, within acceptable terms. I have an original iPad mini running ios9 that honestly was better on 8 - but there is no maliciousness there: it's extremely old hardware that happens to have been supported for updates longer than it "should have" because it was in a new form factor (iPad 2 internals squished into a mini size)

This sounds like the same conclusion as parent, not the opposite.

Re: Harvard Study Shows Apple Slows Down Old iPhones to Sell New Models

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Post by stephenr »

tedmiston wrote: post #33
stephenr wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anecdotally I've found the opposite, within acceptable terms. I have an original iPad mini running ios9 that honestly was better on 8 - but there is no maliciousness there: it's extremely old hardware that happens to have been supported for updates longer than it "should have" because it was in a new form factor (iPad 2 internals squished into a mini size)

This sounds like the same conclusion as parent, not the opposite.

I did say "within acceptable terms" and qualify why I think it's reasonable that the iPad mini doesn't perform as fast as a new device.
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