I don't know what's the argument all about. Either people have turned blind or they simply can't accept the fact that their god (read Apple) can be wrong.
I used to be on the android bandwagon a couple years ago and I can't be more happy having moved to iOS(X user now) but this doesn't stop me from saying that Apple is wrong and a mere apology or $29 battery replacement isn't the solution (either make it permanent and the user should be able to get it as per their convenience and not when an apple diagnostic says they're eligible)
The people who argue that prolonged battery is what you'd take over a .025 sec slowdown, FYI, you aren't getting prolonged battery in the first place. It simply prevents the phone from shutting down randomly, the battery life on an old iPhone would still be worse than a new device. So its not that an old iPhone keeps lasting as long as a new one just that it slows down!
Also, for people who have to say how do we know that other phones don't randomly shut down. Simply put, they don't! I know it by using at least 13-14 different cellphones over the course of my life. At max I have had this issue with cellphones that were older than 4 years and with way older battery technology. This certainly means Apple has done something wrong, either they use cheap batteries and covering up for it or they are doing it on purpose for people to upgrade. There is no other explanation no matter what the blind fans would come up with.
Apple implementing this feature in iPhones over a year old itself sounds wrong when Apple itself during its first iPhone unveiling said that "most users would never need a battery replacement during their products lifetime". Now they mean their batteries aren't even good to last a year? and would need to be throttled to prevent random shutdowns? I would still be able to accept this had this been implemented on devices which were 2 years or older.
So, people who have gone blind, I know love can do that but come on, apple ain't a beautiful girl. Most, I can term it a w**re, a very beautiful and expensive one at that and someone you should not fall in love with.