And we are not: Computer backups still exist, if you would like to do local backups. Privacy, most of the time, means less conveniency but it's still possible.
I can guarantee that this will never happen as the whole point of Apple products is the hardware and software working seamlessly together - for the most part anyway.
That's a tough guarantee to make. Apple has already been putting in in some effort on their M1 macs to ensure that other operating systems can be booted, without compromising their bootloader's security. https://mobile.twitter.com/marcan42/status/13331260180689551...
While I don't think it's likely, it would be _possible_ for Apple to open this up on the phone side too
> On the "we con you to buy a new $1000 phone every year by manipulating the CPU/battery so instead you paying $70 for a new battery, we skin you" they did pretty bad and I will never buy another Apple device for that.
Three things:
1. It takes more than a year, maybe 3-4, to degrade the battery enough for it to affect performance in any way.
2. There are many iPhone models at different price points, the cheapest one being $399.
3. If they didn't cap the performance they would be making headlines for "Older iPhones suddenly power off for no reason" instead.
Their only mistake was to not communicate good enough to the users that performance would return back to normal after a battery replacement.
> You can easily notice the difference in a battery after it has gone through 500 charge cycles...
Of course, that's how batteries work. However, 500 charge cycles will likely not affect CPU performance but rather the battery life (which is why I said "enough for it to affect performance").
I had 1352 charge cycles and 75% battery health before replacing it and even though the battery life was shortened, I did not experience any sudden shut downs.
