There's a big difference between under-clocking phones with older batteries to prevent random shutoff, and what you're claiming.
All good things just come to an end, I suppose. The question is where to go instead?
Their account/comment system (a tree of trust based who invited whom to the site) does a good job of limiting drive-by negativity and other unpleasantries.
I don't have an account there yet due to being shy and not knowing many techy persons IRL I might get an invite from. (If anyone wants to invite me I'd appreciate it)
Marley suggesting something akin to planned obsolescence get hive mind downvoted. Yar har capitalism and apple.
Apple releases same product for years now, them having a strategy for x years forward is not outrageous claim