[acdha]

You might want to actually read those links: the issue was battery lifetime where Apple made the devices slow down when the battery could no longer meet peak demand rather than crashing. Lithium ion batteries are always going to degrade so it’s only forced obsolescence if you think Apple is sitting on some game-changing battery technology which doesn’t degrade over time.

[Bud]

Indeed, what this case actually showed, to people who are paying attention rather than looking for bogus reasons to accuse Apple of things, is that Apple was more committed to keeping older devices running longer. Not less.

That's the opposite of "forced obsolescence". And it's not even a close call. The stupid, credulous media coverage of this issue was embarrassing.