How does that viewpoint square with
1) Deliberately slowed-down hardware (claimed concern about "older device batteries" don't wash with reality either...)
2) Planned obsolescence in the forms of
A) Removing/altering physical ports, preferring proprietary "standards" to actual standards
B) Irreversible OS upgrades, Internet Recovery Mode notwithstanding, and the deliberately hobbled functionality "older" hardware endures, see leaked employee info on deliberate unnecessary version flags purpose built into software, etc.