It wouldn't surprise me at all if this was a sneaky move by Apple to sell more 6s phones by rendering all previous models useless!
But I'd hardly call it "well Played" HackT0se_Lamah_L33t_Sawse.
Not only are they seriously ******* off the majority off iPhone users who don't have the latest model but their tainting their reputation for quality... whilst I would never move to Samsung, these iOS9 issues along with the lower quality build of the iPhone 6/6s range has got me thinking are Apple losing it? Since iOS9 f**ked up my iPhone 6 I've been using my old iPhone 4 and that thing is built like a tank! Sure its heavy and slow in comparison, but you can drop it, sit on it, abuse it and doesn't feel like its gona break, plus it doesn't look like every other android phone out there, which to be honest the 6 does!
As far the "don't do a restore from a backup" is concerned, well ***!!!!!
Thats one of reasons we love Apple isn't it?.... The "eco system", it works, its safe and convenient.
So I spend mega bucks on a new phone and have to input each of my contacts, downloads all the apps, create mail accounts and change all the preferred settings one by one.... this could take days depending on your contact list!
Anyway... I understand that s**t happens and some things are unforeseen and in fact I usually expect a little bugginess with new OS's, but a simple response from Apple saying they're aware and that they're fixing the issue would put all our worries at ease and restore faith in the Apple brand.