Post #2449057
2026-04-09 16:44 UTC
@rk@mastodon.well.com @mikecane@mas.to @pluralistic@mamot.fr
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/18/936268845/apple-agrees-to-pay-113-million-to-settle-batterygate-case-over-iphone-slowdowns
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67911517
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batterygate
https://medium.com/@jackjelkovac/planned-obsolescence-why-you-should-stop-buying-iphones-5135bf4073ed
https://undergradlawreview.blog.fordham.edu/consumer-protection/the-product-ecosystem-and-planned-obsolescence-apples-threats-to-consumer-rights/
https://www.brusselstimes.com/1004336/planned-obsolescence-apple-sued-for-deliberately-slowing-down-iphones-in-belgium
Kill switches come in many forms.
Apple is paid by petrostate despots to increase planned obsolescence & surveillance-enabled newer devices. It's a monumental waste.
https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/gulf/2018/04/07/Saudi-Crown-Prince-discusses-joint-projects-with-Apple-s-Tim-Cook-
https://durabilitymatters.com/planned-obsolescence/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planned_obsolescence
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_timer
https://www.404media.co/big-tech-lobbyist-stunned-people-think-planned-obsolescence-conspiracy-is-real/
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@Npars01@mstdn.social 2026-04-09 17:31
2/ We tend to ignore how much wasteful energy usage is tied up in an economy that relies on planned obsolescence. Imagine a world where Apple made devices that lasted 10 years instead of 18 months. How much fossil fuel would NOT be purchased? Keeping consumers tied to a product longevity cycle that is deliberately shortened is lining the pockets of oil oligarchs & petrostate despots. The same folks frying the planet & funding fascist movements.