Why iOS feels faster than Android, and why computers don’t feel as fast as they used to

<p>I sometimes believe there is a conspiracy to bloat software to make hardware obsolete to force you to buy new hardware. I also sometimes suspect that there is outright nerfing of operating systems speed capabilities after a certain amount of time. My Ipad Air slowly started becoming unusable after each update. I think 10.0 was the big one where i was like WTF. I've had a mid range Samsung phone become sluggish which it wasnt when I first bought it, and no resets fixed it. In the case of the Ipad, I know about the aging battery issue causing performance decreases to save battery … but what NOBODY mentioned, is that the performance was the same WHEN PLUGGED IN, which is the way I use my Ipad 75% of the time. I know the system updates have new features … but I can't imagine why it would bog down your system when your not using any of the "new" features … unless … they were designed to bog down you system regardless.</p><p><br></p><p>I recently bought a low end Samsung J3 Luna Pro to carry me over for a while when my Iphone SE broke. There is no reason why even a $60 phone should be this sluggish in 2018. Then I realized there IS a reason why it should be this sluggish….. so I will buy the more expensive phones.</p><p><br></p><p>When I was younger, I remember the 486 upgrade we got was noticeably faster then the 386 we had previously. Truth be told, most casual users of computers will barely notice any difference now between each variation of (insert name) Lake chipsets. </p><p><br></p><p>I sincerely believe that chip manufactures and computer manufactures know that there is very little difference for most consumers between the new version tech vs last years. And considering the power in computing today and the small increases in power year to year, there is little reason to upgrade …. unless …. artificial manipulation occurs which promotes the illusion that the "new" one is far superior to the one you already have.</p><p><br></p><p>On a side note, since I have my tin foil cap on, I also have wondered if Intel develops a chip with Power D from the beginning, and then produces 4 variations of the same chip in the span of 4 years with ever decreasing nerfs (Chip A, B, C .. then D which always existed from the beginning).Its not too outlandish … I remember when the 720kb "floppy" disk and the 1.44mb variation was LITERALLY the same product, with only the notch in the side directing the system to recognize it as one or the other. </p>