Apple seeing global backlash against phone throttling

This is going to get expensive

Apple’s undisclosed throttling of old iPhones for the “users own good” is unleashing a stream of hurt to the fruity cargo-cult.

For those who came in late, Apple decided to throttle the speed of older iPhones on the pretext that it would extend the life of the battery. The only issue with this is that it forgot to tell users who would see their phone was slowing down and think it is time for an upgrade.