Why does apple slow down old devices?

I'm using a 2012 Macbook Air, and have gone from Mountain Lion through Sierra. It still runs exactly like it did when I got it in 2012. So, clearly, there are various factors which affect how your machine runs. If it was planned obsolescence, then we both would be having similar issues....

GB

DavJam wrote:

Is paying £1000 for an iPhone (in the UK) really good value for money when the battery can't be changed easily when it expires?

Sure it can:

Batteries - Service and Recycling - Apple

I still have a list of things that Windows did better and some of these items Apple still doesn't do as efficiently.

Start another thread with this list and I'm sure a lot of folks would respond with potential solutions.

My biggest one would be single click to run an app. Get rid of this double click thingie.

R

Well Well Well.... are you sure you want to keep with the whole "Apple is not responsible at all for any product issues or slowdowns due to OS upgrades/updates." statement given what Apple as recently admitted ???

Yes, but it always would perform as a 57 Chevy, not as a 2017 BMW. And to keep that 57 Chevy running you would have spent many times the cost of a BMW over its life, as well as many times the cost of the BMW in gas. So it's a really poor analogy. An iPhone will also keep going as long as there is a network to support it (which excludes the "classic" iPhone) if you pay to have it maintained. As I don't know what an he fridge is I can't comment on it. But the 1982 Amana fridge I had is still running for its new owner, although again, the energy it use would have paid for replacements several times over. And it still only works today not quite as well as it did when new.

Bwahahahahaha! Funniest idea I've heard all year. The largest company in the world with the largest cash position of any company in the world. You're either joking, or you know nothing about finance or economics. If Apple never made another product and just invested all of their cash they would still grow richer every year. Apple currently has $216 BILLION in cash. That's more than many countries.

And where did you hear that Apple was "loosing" sales? Sales of the iPhone X are below predictions, but they are still selling millions of them. 6 million alone on Black Friday weekend. That's $6 BILLION in sales for one weekend. Yes, they hoped it would be 8 million sales. But it was far from zero. And the 8/8+ are still selling as fast as they can make them.

In reference and relevance to the irrelevant:

*+‡+•°

Someone told me my "...ship would come in."

Optimistic, young and naive, I believed for a 
time.

Later on, the adult realization hit me.


My ship already 'came in.' 


~ It was named the Titanic!😝

.-.-.-.-.

{PS: my iPhone 5c doesn't mine the change of time.

He said the other day, just find me a nice tupperware

when i expire, to keep me fresh and dry.}

😁😁😁

My iPhone 5 also seems to be as perky as ever. I guess we are just lucky or something. And you won't even need the tupperware....My original iPhone lives in its box in my side table. I charge him up every now and then for the fun of it, and he's as happy as a clam! My iPad 1 sits atop my side table, and he is in a nice case, and is always plugged in (except when I'm charging someone else), so he stays nice and warm 😀

GB

What does a reply about Macbook batteries have anything to do with iPads or iPhone batteries.

iDevices aren’t Macs.

I don’t follow the logic or relevance of your response here other than your vague statements about battery issues.

shirazigs wrote:

YOU should not upgrade your any OS or iOS. never. never

- keep your first backup forever.

- Record a video form the speed of your new phone, iMac,..., and the application you use to work.

Great advice. Never upgrade - I suppose you are a professional hacker who loves to see people never upgrade their devices with the most current security measures to keep people like you from invading their privacy....

GB

haha. It seems you are Pro with 37367 points. you recognized me at a glance! way to go!

Hey Pro, do you know why my Macbook pro from 2011 is super slow while it was the fastest laptop in the world.

I deleted all my apps and reinstall mac os again but it is still super slow, it takes more than 10 minutes to boot up. I can't work that. It crashes a lot. My iPhone 6+ is so slow. why? can you answer or I'm just a professional hacker?

shirazigs wrote:

haha. It seems you are Pro with 37367 points. you recognized me at a glance! way to go!

Hey Pro, do you know why my Macbook pro from 2011 is super slow while it was the fastest laptop in the world.

It is because you have messed it up, so stop laughing and fix it, if you want help fixing it just ask.

They haven't changed anything. Apple has always blocked older versions, going back to the first iPhones almost 11 years ago. Typically when a new version comes out you can still install the immediately previous version for about a week. After that Apple's Activation Server will no longer sign it.

Furthermore, if it was a “battery issue” then why was I told my device needed to be upgraded due to the new features included in the ios updates instead of getting a battery replacement. This was a pure deceptive corporate strategy to boost profits and nothing less!

I’m sure my accurate post discussing

technical issues and problems caused by Apple’s ios updates will be removed as usual.

While your posts, as an Apple support community member are acceptable? You attack people who post relevant and technical concerns about the slow down issue. All you do is support Apple.