I downgraded to an iPhone 11 Pro Max – and I’m not missing much::When I recently wrote about the iPhone 15 Pro rumors I care about, I mentioned that upgrading to an iPhone…
I downgraded to an iPhone 11 Pro Max – and I’m not missing much::When I recently wrote about the iPhone 15 Pro rumors I care about, I mentioned that upgrading to an iPhone…
The hardware isn’t the issue…
The problem comes when Apple decides not to upgrade the OS any more. Then, some time after that, the apps you like to use won’t work.
Planned obsolescence : environmentally iniquitous.
iOS 17 installs on a 5 years old iPhone though. I don’t think that’s an unreasonable window of deceives supported.
Why shouldn’t it last be updated if it’s still working perfectly and capable? I have a 10 year old laptop and a 24 year old car. But my bank is not restricting me from visiting their branch or website because my car or laptop is too old.
Dev and QA costs.
Your car has no impact on them, and neither does your laptop’s hardware since they don’t write native software. But supporting old browsers would be more work for their devs, so they likely have limits there, like not supporting IE6.
Everyone latches onto the wild conspiracy theories, but this is the real reason.
Your dont demand continuous updates for your car. Heck, even from the moment you bought the car, unless there is a recall, there is no update expected for your brand new car.
I think my partners car was 15 years old when it was recalled for an airbag replacement, and if there is a security issue with a car I have aftermarket options available which Apple actively restrict.
I get your point, but we are talking about pretty much the only thing a person routinely spends more than £/€/$1,000 that they can’t modify or update themselves.
The SE form 2016 still gets safety updates.
Lmao let’s not pretend like Android is winning in the support department.
I wasn’t suggesting it! There are other options.
The IPhone 3g turned me from a long-time Apple Fanboy to a Linux enthusiast over a decade ago. With no regrets.