I don&#x27;t buy it. Each revision of the OS adds functionality and expands the code base, that&#x27;s plenty enough to explain the issue. Long term, progressively bogging down the OS deliberately will just make it look unnecessarily slower compared to Android. That&#x27;s a much bigger risk than any possible effect getting people to upgrade.<p>Also there are ways to disable some of the newer features and reclaim some responsiveness, such as General-&gt;Accessibility-&gt;Reduce Motion.