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But that's exactly what they did in iOS 11?

• pvg 9y ago
  They also announced exactly that. Not the case for this or the next major revision of macOS.
• macintux 9y ago
  February 2015 was the deadline for apps to support 64 bits with any new updates in the App Store. So developers had 2.5 years to prepare for iOS 11.
  • 0x0 9y ago
    Additional requirements for new apps or updates to apps is something completely different from disabling existing purchased apps and denying end users access to their documents contained within.
    • macintux 9y ago
      That I cannot deny, but neither were users forced to upgrade immediately.
      • 0x0 9y ago
        If you want your device to be secure against published 0days / CVEs, you have to update iOS and when iOS 11 came around, that's the only branch available containing those updates. :-/