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I think Apple would have to have a highly backwards compatible and modular iOS for that to even make sense. I have an old iPhone 4 running iOS 6, and I don't th
by some1else 11y ago
I think Apple would have to have a highly backwards compatible and modular iOS for that to even make sense. I have an old iPhone 4 running iOS 6, and I don't think it passes for a useable device. Apple could make the latest iOS backwards compatible, and find ways to reduce computing requirements by omitting functional or visual features, but that would completely counter the current artificial obsolescence tactics. It's unfair to offload those to a developing market, until they decide to support a greater fragmentation of the platform.
- sokoloff 11y agoI don't see how Apple adding another option is "unfair". Adding an additional choice for consumers in a market rarely harms those consumers. (An iPhone 4 isn't mass-produced cigarettes.) Restricting choice for consumers in a market far more often harms them.