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Guess apple will have to release some extra "security patches" to those older iPhones. Try to bump up those number for next year. Edit: Downvote all you want.

Guess apple will have to release some extra "security patches" to those older iPhones. Try to bump up those number for next year. Edit: Downvote all you want. Apple did this before, it is not hard to imagine that they would do it again. I am hardly crying wolf with my comment.

prolikewh0a 8y ago
Not sure why you're being downvoted for something that is very possibly going to happen. People hate hearing crony capitalist reality on HN and trust too much in large corporations that are solely there for profit to shareholders and will do so at any cost. Look at the dongle nonsense Apple has pulled on customers for profit. Look at their genius bar overcharing and lying to people about their broken devices (see: Louis Rossman https://youtu.be/o2_SZ4tfLns https://youtu.be/o2_SZ4tfLns).
nkkollaw 8y ago
What's even worse, every time I went to the Apple store in Italy there were customers complaining about their phone being slower, and the "genius" would always say something like "well, if you'd like to consider a newer model, we have..." like it was the only solution to the problem, taking advantage of the fact that some people think electronics wear down with use like tires. I bought used iPhone 4 phones 2-3 times, replaced the battery, and it was brand new.
crististm 8y ago
The censoring on hacker news is starting to wear me down. Since someone else decided who am I allowed to talk to (rather NOT to talk to) I have no choice than to really consider why am I still around here.
macintux 8y ago
Apple has made it clear they're aiming for longevity. iOS 12 actually improved performance for older phones. That's why you're being downvoted.
- nemacol 8y ago
  And all those industrialists are going to clean up their act. That politician is really sorry about that thing they did and will never do it again. The financial sector pinky swears to never crash the economy again. No reason to trust what apple is saying. They are a company. If it becomes financially viable to play those tricks again they will do it.
  - macintux 8y ago
    Apple has fallen short once when they sold an older model for a bit too long, and didn't support it with OS upgrades for more than a year or so, but compared to 90% of Android devices over the years that's not terrible. Apple is a Rorschach test. You see what you want to see.

prolikewh0a 8y ago

Not sure why you're being downvoted for something that is very possibly going to happen. People hate hearing crony capitalist reality on HN and trust too much in large corporations that are solely there for profit to shareholders and will do so at any cost. Look at the dongle nonsense Apple has pulled on customers for profit. Look at their genius bar overcharing and lying to people about their broken devices (see: Louis Rossman https://youtu.be/o2_SZ4tfLns https://youtu.be/o2_SZ4tfLns).

nkkollaw 8y ago

What's even worse, every time I went to the Apple store in Italy there were customers complaining about their phone being slower, and the "genius" would always say something like "well, if you'd like to consider a newer model, we have..." like it was the only solution to the problem, taking advantage of the fact that some people think electronics wear down with use like tires. I bought used iPhone 4 phones 2-3 times, replaced the battery, and it was brand new.

crististm 8y ago

The censoring on hacker news is starting to wear me down. Since someone else decided who am I allowed to talk to (rather NOT to talk to) I have no choice than to really consider why am I still around here.

macintux 8y ago

Apple has made it clear they're aiming for longevity. iOS 12 actually improved performance for older phones. That's why you're being downvoted.

nemacol 8y ago
And all those industrialists are going to clean up their act. That politician is really sorry about that thing they did and will never do it again. The financial sector pinky swears to never crash the economy again. No reason to trust what apple is saying. They are a company. If it becomes financially viable to play those tricks again they will do it.
- macintux 8y ago
  Apple has fallen short once when they sold an older model for a bit too long, and didn't support it with OS upgrades for more than a year or so, but compared to 90% of Android devices over the years that's not terrible. Apple is a Rorschach test. You see what you want to see.