... how would you feel if, instead of crippling the processor speed, Apple implemented some other hypothetical power saving
virus “feature” for phones via unreversible iOS update such as:
- Instead of having a maximum brightness of 500-600 nits... the phone now only allows a maximum of 250-350 nits.
- Instead of being able to get continuous location information via GPS during navigation... the phone now only acquires your location every 3-5 min.
- Instead of being able to stream video via cellular... you can now only do so via WiFi.
- Instead of being able to choose the how long the display is on before it goes to sleep... the phone now always goes to sleep after just 30-seconds.
- Instead of being able to choose which video recording mode... you can now only record at 480p / 15fps.
Would any of the above still be ok for Apple to do without letting their customers know ahead of time or giving them an option to shut it off?
“But... but... but... Apple always knows what’s best for the customer and did the only thing possible given the situation!”... Riiiiiiiiiight
I could give more examples like the ones above, but I think you get the point. Apple was completely shady with their lack of transparency on this issue and how they forcefully crippled device processors without letting their customers know with no way to downgrade anymore.
Just another example of Apples heavy-handed approach of not giving users any choice or option (even if an update downgrades the experience) and in general just not giving a **** about customers on the software side of things once they have their money