It’s called speculation. And frankly I don’t see anything outlandish about that scenario considering it IS Apple we are talking about.
“Speculation” is a viable application of probabilities based on known past performance.
“Slander” is accusing someone of made-up BS having no articulable basis in reality.
Again: what on earth gives you the notion they would do that? other than your seething hatred leading to hoping they would just so you’d have some justification? For all your vitriolic assertions you have yet to indicate any basis for thinking Apple is doing anything malicious here - yet you continue on (sounds like “trolling” to me).