> 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.