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This is essentially the accusation levelled in the various class action suits. I wonder how it will hold up, given the reputation of Apple devices for being long-lasting, as evidenced (among other things) by their way above average resale value, and their ongoing software support for old models – the 2013 iPhone 5S still runs the latest version of iOS.
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Actually one may conclude exactly the opposite from your point that their hardware lasts long. This impacts the sales of new phones. So they crippled the older phones in software. Similarly their software "running" on the older models gives them control to cripple the older phones in software. Just look how many people refuse to install updates as it will slow down their phone/tablet.
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they "crippled" the phones behind people's backs. And that is the problem. While there are reasons for doing what they did, a simple sentence warning the user would have been enough and they did not do it. Even worse, they profited from this "omission".
I doubt this was an oversight... if one person was in charge to implement the change then yes. However, Apple is not a 2-man-band. Every software change is well documented and goes through MANY hands during the development and testing and has to be approved by the management. It is extremely unlikely that from all those people not a single person thought of a simple warning to the user, especially considering the potential impact. This was most likely a calculated decision... how far up nobody knows.
I am not a fan of conspiracy theories but if it walks like a duck...