Do Apple slow down older hardware in order to sell their latest generation

[dholliday]

Who goes round tapping newborn babies on the head?

I think the real question here is, who doesn't?

Outed yourself there, mate.

Printers are another great rip off, it is usually cheaper to buy a new printer than it is to get a replacement ink cartridge.

It is a great business model though isn't it.

There's plenty of cheapo ink options from no-names. For serious photographers/designers perhaps not an option as colour accuracy may not be quite there, but for most of us they're fine.

Only Apple product I ever had was the 8gb mini iPod about 6 years ago. Hope this helps

Only one I had was a M4A file of Junior Murvin's Tedious. I was naively expecting an MP3, couldn't do anything with this file. It had some weird protection on it so that it took me ages of hacking about until I could convert it to WAV. Since then never given Apple another cent. Exclusivity has its place, but not in tech...in my opinion.

 

[RaleighBlue]

It's not nearly so nefarious.

It's really not. It's much more simple. New hardware and firmware means that Apple and various App Makers can now take advantage of the new technology. Much of this means that apps and OS are optimized for the new device. Which means, by definition, that it is not optimized for older devices. So you put new software on an old device and the device has more trouble handling the load - and you get slowdown.

Yes, Apple and the various (thousands of) app makers could spend more time working on compatibility across multiple devices, but that would generally lead to a compromised experience on the newest device, so everyone optimizes for the best experience on the latest hardware so as to not be left behind - which leaves the old hardware behind.

It's not evil - it's progress.

I say this as a hardcore Linux devotee that only broke down for an iPhone for the first time last year. The iPhone has, so far, served me better than any Android device over the length of its lifespan but I really only use it for interwebz and email so I don't constantly download and update apps. I also don't upgrade to the newest iOS until it's been pretty thoroughly vetted.

 

[RaleighBlue]

Only one I had was a M4A file of Junior Murvin's Tedious. I was naively expecting an MP3, couldn't do anything with this file. It had some weird protection on it so that it took me ages of hacking about until I could convert it to WAV. Since then never given Apple another cent. Exclusivity has its place, but not in tech...in my opinion.

As a hardcore Linux devotee I used to agree with this statement. I have revised my thoughts though.

It has no place in some tech sectors. But the home market - which is Apple's primary market, it's fine honestly. There are too many people that just do not care enough to figure out how to apt-get what they want. They want a polished 'walled-garden' experience. That can only be delivered via a closed system. Which Apple provides.

Apple is a massive pain to deal with when trying to make them work as enterprise devices, trust me, but they really do have a place in the market, and so long as there is still a place for the geeks to assemble their open tech then they can have at it as far as I'm concerned.

 

[dholliday]

As a hardcore Linux devotee I used to agree with this statement. I have revised my thoughts though.

It has no place in some tech sectors. But the home market - which is Apple's primary market, it's fine honestly. There are too many people that just do not care enough to figure out how to apt-get what they want. They want a polished 'walled-garden' experience. That can only be delivered via a closed system. Which Apple provides.

Apple is a massive pain to deal with when trying to make them work as enterprise devices, trust me, but they really do have a place in the market, and so long as there is still a place for the geeks to assemble their open tech then they can have at it as far as I'm concerned.

Top posting from you again, mate. Have to agree now that you put it like that.