Re: Apple publicly apologizes for celebrating its destruction of the human experience

Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote:

Chris wrote on Tue, 14 May 2024 06:39:32 -0000 (UTC) :
 

Rather than use pointless anecdotes, including my iphone XR from 2019 which
has had 5 full upgrades and is still fully supported, let's look at the
facts shall we?
https://endoflife.date/iphone
Oldest models still supported: 6s/6s Plus
Released: Sep 2015
No. major updates: 6

 
 
Chris,

Talk about completely whooshing the point. Do you even read?

You're supposed to have a PhD for God's sake (according to you anyway).
That means you're supposed to understand the difference between the
current release and all other releases.
 
C'mon. It's not that hard, Chris. *The current release for iOS is iOS 17*.
 
FACT:
 *Apple only fully supports one and only one major release*

Not fact.

Apple can only fully support currently implemented architectures.

The fact is Apple does update 17, 16 & 15 regularly.

REFERENCES:
 <https://screenrant.com/apple-product-security-update-lifespan/>
 <https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/about-software-updates-depc4c80847a/>
 <https://hothardware.com/news/apple-admits-only-fully-patches-security-flaws-in-latest-os-releases>
 <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/apple-clarifies-security-update-policy-only-the-latest-oses-are-fully-patched/>

That last arsetechnica article makes an invalid point in comparing two 5
year old computers and claims the mac would have to be junked due to
company policy due to to no more support. What it forgets is that companies
have policies of refreshing hardware on a 3, 4, 5 year cycle anyway
regardless of whether it's supported or not.

A 5 year old PC will be on its knees as well.