planned obsolescence
planned obsolescence
My iPhone 6s was plenty fast until IOS 11 came out.
Now it’s 15 - 25 seconds to open an app.
I think it’s by design to try to force us to get an 9 - X.......
Hate it.....but what can I do? Not getting a new one.....
It should be noted - grimly, that is - that Apple typically push out a new version of iOS right before new hardware is released.
It doesn’t take a paranoid conspiracy buff to note that each new iOS version places greater demands on the hardware (see also: Microsoft Windows) in what they hope will be a self-perpetuating cycle of upgrades to deal with the speed issues.
It’s also obvious that milepost versions (eg 9.0, 10.0) of iOS are invariably bug-ridden disasters. Apple has more money than God or the US Mint but they are quite content to let their hapless, helpless user base be a worldwide army of beta testers. And when an obvious, insurmountable bug is encountered what is the advice or action from Apple with their trillions of dollars? They tell you ‘go post something in the user forums.’ THE USER FORUMS?!?! Since when is a stranger across town or on the other side of the globe responsible for the software and/or hardware that Apple sold?
The rapid, steep drop in problems is also probably down to these bugs being resolved although for reasons unknown Apple is not very forthcoming about specifics other than to say ‘fixes and improvements.’
I say all this as an Apple iPhone owner but one who is quite accustomed to their pattern of behavior.
Really? iPhones stay working for longer and are upgradeable far longer than Android phones. My original 2007 iPhone was handed down through various members of my family for 6 ½ years still working on its original battery. Many people are still using iPhone 4 models. There are 1.25 BILLION iPhones still running around the world.
That is not planned obsolescence, fishtank.