[kbf]

>I don't want them to lie to me about my battery

You say that, but you most likely do. Even if you absolutely don’t, the vast majority of users still do, even if they don’t know it.

The whole point of software is to at least partly obfuscate what the hardware does, to the benefit of users. Making things easier to use and understand and hiding unnecessary complications is not arrogance towards users, it’s acting in their interest.

[talkingtab]

I meant the thing about throttling the performance because the battery was old.

[mamon]

Throthled performance might midly annoy some of the users, some of the time. Battery lasting less than 8 hours would enrage everyone very quickly.