thadec
The most concerning rumors was that the iPhone was overheating - and throttling - while playing demanding games. This was the earliest mention: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-15pros-overheating-during-gaming-severe-throttling.2403584/
while this was the most concerning: https://wccftech.com/iphone-15-pro-struggles-with-gension-impact-a17-pro-throttling/
They were the ones who caused people to be concerned about the "new CPU design on a new node" thing. A concern that Apple squashed in the fastest and best way possible.
1. Authorize your supply chain to share the "it is the titanium, not the node" information with the most trusted Apple analyst/leaker.
2. Let them focus on the least concerning problem, which is heating while charging, and not the most concerning one which is overheating while gaming.
3. Have this leaker state "can be fixed by a software update which will arrive soon."
4. Using Kuo is "the next best thing" to official information - meaning that it will be sure to go out on all major media sites and will be seen as trusted info - without Apple having to acknowledge it as an official problem.
5. Also, shuts off follow up information i.e. how is it that you are so sure that it is the titanium and not the node? And how is it that you were able to find this out so quickly? Did you know that this might be a possibility in advance but wanted to wait and see?
This way, the issue will die down, people will forget that it ever happened, and Apple will never have to officially acknowledge it.
