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planned obsolescence

  1. B S Magnet

    Other It’s data-oriented reports as these which remind why I maintain Apple-“obsoleted” Intel Macs

    Stop… grousing time! UNITAR, the United Nations’ Institute for Teaching and Research, released this week their latest report update on e-waste trends, titled Global E-waste Monitor 2024. They note how the rate of e-waste recycling is now being outpaced by e-waste generation by a factor of...
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    • community effort compelled consumption e-waste early intel macs planned obsolescence unitar united nations upcycling urban mining
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    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  2. B S Magnet

    Other A new year’s lament for interoperability between modern internet-based services & Early Intel Macs running Mojave and earlier

    I know, I know… before anyone comes in here with “just use OCLP…”, I’ma stop that line and say, “Sit tight with that suggestion.” My lament comes from a turnover, even if one long-planned by design, of ever-mounting kludges and security fixes required to keep internet services (whose core...
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    • 32-bit browsers electron electronic waste internet security planned obsolescence signal desktop
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    • Forum: Early Intel Macs
  3. Xand&Roby

    Apps Apple Watch, Watch OS, and Apple's total inability to write code.

    A few months ago an S3 with WOS 8 started doing absurd readings on Activity, Movement ring, reading 1,000,000 calories per day consumed. With Apple we tried everything, nothing worked, I took it to service at the Apple Store and they encountered hardware issues. Okay, I thought, it was an old...
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    • fitness app icloud planned obsolescence watchos
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    • Forum: Apple Watch
  4. baryon

    iPhone SE (2016) Just a heads up about "performance management" (iOS slowing down your iPhone)

    I have a 1 year old iPhone SE that has good battery capacity, and will last all day with heavy use. It has never shut down once due to the battery not being able to deliver peak performance. Except once a few months ago, when I was working outside for 14 hours in -10ºC. The battery drained due...
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    • battery peak performance performance management planned obsolescence slowing down throttleing
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    • Forum: iPhone
  5. C

    iPhone 6+ and Apple Watch Series 0

    So, I've got an iPhone 6+ that I've been happily using for many years now, without issue. I've also got a series 0 Apple Watch that I have also been happily using for many years now. The OS combination they're currently at is 11.4 and 4.3.1. So, what will happen to my perfectly functional Apple...
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