Apparently not a ploy to encourage upgrading, they didn't bother to tell us.:facepalm::facepalm:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-42438745
Apple has confirmed the suspicions of many iPhone owners by revealing it does deliberately slow down some models of the iPhone as they age.
Many...
Considering how long we have had the technology to send / receive radio signals in comparison to the age of our planet, the chances of another Goldilocks planet being at the same stage at the same time must be pretty slim.
Mind you, the universe is somewhat on the large side.
Someone told me...