I heard that their "solution" was to sell people new batteries at a discounted price. I'm sure many will opt to just buy a new phone altogether. Besides who can afford to be without a phone while the battery gets replaced. We can't do it ourselves like old phones.

I agree with everything you said. But lately I've noticed a definite slowdone in my old Apple devices. They are downright sluggish. I feel that I'm being forced to upgrade and now I learned that Apple did it on purpose! My husband never had this problem with his android device. He is still on a Galaxy S3 and it works perfectly.

There is a saying for a reason... "Nice guys finish last."

Bill, this is an excellent point. @[Adam Sharp](user:15144), how would you address Bill's criticism?

Are you still on target?

Lol, good read. I wonder where the tradition of Ground Hog's day originated. The critter does seem to get more respect as an analyst than most!

Kudos to you @[Mauricio Meza](user:60551), for creating such a necessary device.

In doing some research (Google), the most popular apps in Africa are all free. Most apps don't seem to make their money from the cost of the app but from optional in-app purchases, advertising, geolocating (and reselling that info), etc.

Smart how these companies are finding innovative ways of expanding their customer base under the guise of helping people. This should certainly help their bottom line. $GOOGL $FB $EADSY

I enjoyed this but my favorite part was about Patty! ;-)