How easy is it to change a battery in your phone? Upgrade the memory? What about them slowing down the phone when the battery degrades, and only just recently to be called out for that?
Oh c'mon. The alternative to them slowing it down is an unexpected reboot. Is that what you want? Crashes?
I want them to be transparent about such issues and then let me buy a new battery at the apple store when it gets to that point. They don't want to make this happen, they want me to buy a new phone.