The slowing down phones was also “Apple knows what’s best for you”. They were doing it to phones that had seen battery degradation, so that the phone battery would still last the whole day even with the reduced capacity.
I think you’re right about that. Apple’s policies around user privacy and security from authorities are generally pretty good, certainly better than average for tech companies.
And… Apple has kind of always been monopolistic, and that hasn’t changed a bit.
They did some commendable things involving locking phones when lost/stolen/seized by cops.
They’ve also done some typical tech monopoly things with os bloat, slowing down old hardware and poor support for older hardware.
The slowing down phones was also “Apple knows what’s best for you”. They were doing it to phones that had seen battery degradation, so that the phone battery would still last the whole day even with the reduced capacity.
I think you’re right about that. Apple’s policies around user privacy and security from authorities are generally pretty good, certainly better than average for tech companies.
And… Apple has kind of always been monopolistic, and that hasn’t changed a bit.