Doesn't it feel like every time Apple releases a new iPhone, your old device starts acting up? Some users have wondered whether the company is messing with the performance of older devices to bully us into buying new ones. Apple isn't copping to that, but it did reveal just before Christmas that it has been using software tricks to slow down the processing speed of older phones. Why? Apple says it's so they won't malfunction as their batteries age. So what's the big deal? The company wasn't transparent about it, so some are using this as proof to show Apple can't be trusted. Apple says batteries in old iPhones can be updated for $80. Its fan base is not amused. Some eight consumer fraud lawsuits have already been filed.
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