> Seven years is required by California and I believe Apple uses that limit as a floor for all US support. Ah, that's why they changed it from 5 > They have a

> Seven years is required by California and I believe Apple uses that limit as a floor for all US support. Ah, that's why they changed it from 5 > They have also occasionally shipped security updates for even older hardware. Yes, only security updates > I don't like using Windows but I admire MS's commitment to back compatibility. I know it adds a tremendous amount of work and makes some vulnerabilities very difficult or impossible to address. Yes, but there's a price for backwards compatibility. It makes the goal of "it just works" near insurmountable. I'm not saying what MS or Apple is doing either is good or bad. I'm just explaining the pros and cons of both approaches. There's no wrong choice. You just need to be aware of the pros and cons before making a commitment on your choice. Dropping support for old stuff has been Apple's MO for decades now, while it feels to be the opposite for Microsoft