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That's going to depend on whether Apple can be trusted to support their hardware indefinitely or whether they will decide to drop support to force people to giv
by devit 11y ago
That's going to depend on whether Apple can be trusted to support their hardware indefinitely or whether they will decide to drop support to force people to give them more money.
A much safer bet would be a popular Android device, where anyone can port the latest Android version to the device and there is no monetary interest in not doing so, and thus it's likely that updates will be available forever.
- stouset 11y agoExcept in reality, Apple continues to support their old devices with the latest updates significantly longer than any other Android manufacturer, who practically force you to go through the effort of rooting your phone to get even critical security patches.
- devit 11y agoIndeed, the most reliable source of updates are not Apple or Android manufacturers, but rather the Android community. Apple doesn't give users the freedom to run their own software, so you are instead beholden to their benevolence.