Samsung just like Apple has started rolling out its updates
that causes its phones to slow down. Last year when Apple started the planned
obsolescence, Samsung ensured its customers that such problem will not be faced
by its loyal customers but recently Italian government in a lawsuit fined both
companies for forcing updates to the older devices that were not intended for
the previous devices.
Note 4 has been provided the android version that was
launched for Galaxy Note 7, and Apple provided the same update that was made
for iPhone 7 to iPhone 6 which caused
significant performance loss thus forcing customers to upgrade to the latest
versions of the phone series. Both the companies are fined approximately $5.7
million.
The fact that planned obsolescence is real, can be denied
by these companies on the grounds that they roll out the updates and it is up
to the user to upgrade. As people are eager to catch up and use exclusive
features and performance, these market giants are also liable to make updates
because the social media apps are upgrading functions which can only be used on
latest version of an operating system. This creates a win-win situation for
both the social media companies and the hardware department, as both need to be
upgraded to the latest versions by the customers.
CEO of Apple, “Tim Cook” said
that the next iOS update will allow more transparent view of what will be
happening to performance of the phone and users will be given option whether to
upgrade or not.
