Phones And Slowdown

I now think that phones do break to sell new phones. My old phone was working SO bad I could not even use Google maps on it well before it froze up completely. I had to get a new phone. I will NEVER buy a Samsung again.

“Apple and Samsung are being fined €10m and €5m respectively in Italy for the “planned obsolescence” of their smartphone.”

“Believed to be the first ruling of its kind against smartphone manufacturers, the investigation followed accusations operating system updates for older phones slowed them down, thereby encouraging the purchase of new phones.

In a statement the antitrust watchdog said “Apple and Samsung implemented dishonest commercial practices” and that operating system updates “caused serious malfunctions and significantly reduced performance, thus accelerating phones’ substitution”.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/24/apple-samsung-fined-for-slowing-down-phones