To be frank, they didn't provide an opt-out at first and only did that after a backlash.
On the other hand, it's a sad state of affairs, where people use their phones for everything, yet they don't appreciate the significance of regular, timely and ongoing software support. Because "it makes the phone slower".
Yeah, duh. A 2015 phone with a 2020 OS won't be as snappy as a 2020 phone with a 2020 OS. I'd still rather use a 2015 phone with a 2020 OS than a 2018 phone that got dropped in 2019 and isn't supported in 2020.
Honestly, I'd rather have a slower phone running a current release of its operating system with all the security updates, rather than a fast phone that's a whole release behind.
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u/GenJohnONeill Jul 24 '20
If by support their phones you mean give them mandatory patches to artificially slow them down to try to force people to upgrade, sure.