The Cupertino boys have gotten into a mess, from which it will be difficult for them to get out without their image being affected by dedicating themselves to slow down older iPhones via software, claiming that the battery was not in optical condition and they wanted to continue offering the best possible user experience.
In this way, instead of the device suddenly turning off when the battery is bad, Apple introduced a hidden feature in iOS 10.2.1, which reduced the performance of devices with this type of problem. All the theorists of programmed obsolescence saw how their theories were confirmed and what has forced almost all countries to take legal action against Apple.
While in some countries they have only focused on suing and investigating Apple, after having recognized this practice without having previously informed users, in Italy, we can see how the authorities have also wanted put Samsung in the bag, a company that claimed not to do this practice a few days after Apple declared it to the four winds.
But it seems that in Italy they do not trust and the authorities have opened an investigation against both companies. The Apple thing does not have a leaflet because the company has confirmed it, but Samsung in theory has affirmed that it does not. We will be waiting to see how these lawsuits evolve, especially in the case of Samsung, to see if in the end the Koreans have incurred the same failure. What is clear is that the Cupertino boys They have seen how their image has been greatly damaged for this unilateral decision, and has already taken the first step, stating that in the next iOS update, it will offer the option of being able to use the device again at maximum performance, although battery operation is not the idea.