[DecentShoes]

But this one is true. Apple obviously puts out slowdown updates right as they release a new phone. They made my iPhone 7 unusable the same week they released the iPhone X.

[threeseed]

Do you have some actual evidence that this is the case ?

Otherwise saying it is definitively true is misleading to put it mildly.

[Toutouxc]

I'm very happy with my iPhone 13 Mini, my wife is very happy with her iPhone 12. They feel exactly the same as when bought new.

Whatever is it that you're saying that Apple does, it's either not obvious or they're shit at it.

[apetresc]

Apple announces all iOS updates in June and releases them simultaneously with the newest iPhones in September. So you're right, but only trivially so.

[zeckalpha]

Replying to you from an iPhone 7 that I use daily.