Latko

This slow adoption of new features - and the lack of consistency across the product line -  is just as incredible as inexcusable for a (former) largest company on the planet. What’s the future of 3DTouch, TouchBar, FaceID and other hw “innovations” if not consistently applied and supported in software. Why does it take 34 iOS/MacOS revisions to do so ?
Get rid of these old designs - instead of asking premium prices for it - this bezel tragedy is taking too long.
No wonder they’re losing support - with typical reactions being “Well I’l keep my ....for another  years” that have become Tim’s mantra

racerhomie3 said:

How would you restore the phone if an update corrupted the firmware?

Maybe a new Edison will (re-)invent a butt plug with cover

cornchip said:

Admitted? was it a secret?

No, but an apparent single point of (dependency) failure that purchasing managers wouldn’t be proud of

Oh, how great. I was getting so anxious with the Walled Garden missing some internal wall.

bshank said:

Who has claimed Apple depends on depleted batteries to spur upgrades? The claim of planned obsolescence is that Apple makes the phones not work on purpose to spur upgrades. A battery is something consumable. Batteries cannot and never have been made to last forever. Apple has long offered battery replacement as a service in store. If a person cannot comprehend the fact that batteries don’t last forever they probably shouldn’t be buying a smartphone. 

Cook’s appreciation for the masses would  have required educating them.
Only giving room to the idea of throttling (while in fact there was the opposite strategy) makes for some of the worst PR seen in Apple history