Why does apple slow down old devices?

Hi, nothing to add re the trade off between new technology and viability of older products. As a practical matter, if you want to join the masses: I just traded in my old iPad 2 and got $100 for it.* (You just bring it to the Apple Store when purchasing your new device.). An entry new iPad is $329. So for net $229, you can have a new iPad which will run quickly with all modern apps.

* value depends on condition of device. I'm sure yours is good based on your description so you should get the same as I did.

AppleFan_NotAnymore wrote:

If you buy a car, then the car company does not stop making parts of a model just because they have a new model. I paid full price for my product and i want to use it as long as i want.

I want a million dollars and a Porsche.

Apple doesn't stop making parts for older devices when a new one is released. They eventually stop servicing devices but, it's generally after about 7 years.

Is Ford still making parts for the Model A?

Not really fair to compare consumer electronics devices to cars since average consumer devices and products only supply parts and service for a limited amount of years.

Can you still get parts for consumer electronic devices from the 1960's, through say, the year 2000?

BTW, may old iDevices are still purring right along.

Gmat27 wrote:

No I don't expect that but I do expect them to cut off the updates that cause my device to come to a crawl before it happens.

You are not required to accept any updates if you feel they will not meet your needs. I grant you, Apple is pretty insistent but it's still possible not to update.

And remember, updates are not primarily generated to introduce new bells and whistles. New releases are, but updates are usually for fixing bugs, fine tuning to make things work more efficiently, and most importantly, to update security settings. Keeping up with those who spend 24/7 trying to figure out to hack your precious device with all of your personal information that you keep on the device and the device only (very bad idea), is a never-ending battle, so, as often as a new piece needs to be put in to protect our devices, the better.

GB

This isn't an exact comparison. GM stopped stopped supplying parts after 15 or so years for my '93 corsica.

Yes, there were secondary parts suppliers, but try to get an uncommon part on the secondary part market.

R

Hello. I have been having the same issues on my mid 2010 mac book pro. I have not changed anything I do since i purchased it. However, since to upgrade to el-capitan my mac book has been almost unusable. It takes ages to boot, it runs very slow, opens programs, browser and applications very slow.

I then once reinstalled the original mac osx, that came with it ...which was hassle, it was like the system didn't want to allow a downgrade, but I somehow tricked it and was eventually able to reinstall the old version of the OS that my mac book came with.

After this, my mac was running smooth again, unfortunately, I was not able to install and run vital software that I had been using and also upgraded perviously.

Not sure if this is deliberate or not. However, I have come accross like minded people, when searching the tearm "apple deliberately slowing down..", after my wife pointed out that she had found an article about this.

I am hoping that an extra 4Gb of ram and a SSD drive will do the trick for a wile.

If you know of a crack to unchain the mac, please let me know.

Hi edwinpc29

the reason behind this is apple is pushing people to buy new products. but may be you can do factory resetting to avoid the unnecessary application. after doing that my I pad worked very fast.

robinrjm wrote:

Hi edwinpc29

the reason behind this is apple is pushing people to buy new products.

Really? You have some special insight into the nefarious workings and plottings of Apple? Here's the reality. Technology moves at a lightning pace. You cannot expect a device or Mac you purchase to be able to keep up with the newest innovations, apps, bells, whistles, all the goo-gaw that everybody is clamoring for. My iPhone 1 and Origianl iPad both function extremely well. They are limited in their capabilities, since they not only lack the new technological advances in hardware, chips, speed, etc. but they are running very old version of the iOS that developers no longer support.

But the original version of the apps, and the original functionality of the device do exactly what they were designed to do with the knowledge and advancements that were available at the time.

In the mean time, I have wanted to take advantage of advances, so I eventually moved to an iPhone 4, iPhone 5s, and now iPhone 7. I don't feel the need to get a new phone every time one comes out, and, in fact, I would still be able to fully participate in the Apple biosphere with my iPhone 5s.

So, no. It is not some great conspiracy to get you to keep buying new devices. If you want to keep up with the latest and greatest, then face the reality that technology moves fast, and you are going to get the best performance and most satisfying experience by using a device that is at least no more than one or two releases behind the current new iPhone.

GB

It has been proven, and apple has been sued for it

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&v ed=0ahUKEwiZraWPnLnWAhVJImMKHfLIDuoQFggo…

Yeah, right! (sacasm and laughing!!!)

Some anyymous website, ironically called "Anonymous" posted a story from an unknown anonymous person with an alias about some anonymous study from some suppposed student, who may or may not be a student from Harvard, to prove this unproven and "mythical" and ridiculous theory about Apple, intentionally, slowing down their own devices, solely based on posted anonymous user complaints from a bunch of anonymous website searches for such complaints!

Dems dare some "real proof" right dem dare, all right!

Where's yer "real" proof?

klselfridge wrote:

It has been proven, and apple has been sued for it

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&v ed=0ahUKEwiZraWPnLnWAhVJImMKHfLIDuoQFggo…

All that "study" shows is that people complain about battery issues on the internet. People also complain about being abducted by aliens. The anonymous poster to whom you linked is also referring to an article from three years ago, so old news.

And, anyone can sue someone. Just because papers are filed doesn't mean 1) a judge won't laugh you out of court and 2) you will win. And, even if you do win, it only means a jury thought you might be right. It doesn't prove you are right.

FYI,

All of my older and updated Apple devices are working just peachy keen fine dare.

I have an old iPod Touch, new iPod Touch, an iPad 2, an iPad 3 and an iPad Pro and 2 older Macs.

Everything works and runs fine.

My wife never complains about her iPad 3 or her 2010 Mac running crummy.

My iPad 2, with some, arguably features disabled, runs very well too on it's last release over a year, ago!

sallenmd wrote:

Not force, but frequent pop-up harassment to update. There is another thread about the inability to stop that.

Oh, the agony of it. Having to dismiss a reminder once a day (unless you forget to press the "remind me tomorrow" option, that is). It's almost beyond all conceivable expectations of human endurance.....

GB

Not unlike the pesky red-light on dash of my old truck.

Kept turning on, so I'd check/add oil; & waved magic

money wand to stave-off underhood gremlins awhile.

But that wasn't good enough. Had to go 100 miles yet

road construction held up traffic; had to shut off engine.

Difficult restart and odd noises, I then drove it remaining

miles; where it has refused bribes & petitions to run again.

Given it's unique decades-old model build, I've hope for

a neo-religious invocation to make it rise again, instead of

the routine trail toward recycle for those deemed junkers.

My expectations may be as unrealistic as the next person

when hopeful dreams fail to materialize in an actual cure.

Not unlike my iMacG4s or aluminum PowerBookG4 who've loitered about, in coma. 😎