OK cool, well LMK what the reason would be for Apple to ever do that, and I'll be happy to walk through your thought experiment about how fanboys would love to have their devices nerfed.

> would love to have their devices nerfed

I provided an article on how they would love it.

I don't know if you have seen the EDIT in my previous comment.

> what the reason would be for Apple to ever do that

There is one glaring reason - money. I don't know if they would do it but there is no question what they would at least think about it, especially considering they do/would have the knobs to do it.