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Microsoft provided security patches for Windows XP for 14 years. The way Apple and Google retool their mobile OSes every couple years seems deliberately designe
by lukeschlather 6y ago
Microsoft provided security patches for Windows XP for 14 years. The way Apple and Google retool their mobile OSes every couple years seems deliberately designed to create a technical justification for ending support. And Apple pioneered this business model with the original iPhone.
It will be interesting to see how Windows 10 shapes up. It seems like a really well-thought-out OS so software patches never have to be stopped. Of course if Microsoft chases Apple to ARM we could see a repeat of when Apple obsoleted all old Macs by ending support for PPC.
- gumby 6y ago> And Apple pioneered this business model with the original iPhone. Oh come on, your perspective is ridiculously short. This practice goes back decades and predates Apple's founding.
- petre 6y agoAt least one can flash LineageOS on Google's phones. With Apple you're dead in the water.
- acct776 6y agoGrapheneOS keeps the AOSP security model intact.
- JKCalhoun 6y ago> Microsoft provided security patches for Windows XP for 14 years. Yes, business vs. consumer. Microsoft had, I imagine, powerful clients that were still on Windows XP. The consumer space is a much more dynamic space. As it would happen, it has been about 15 years since the first iPhone. I would be surprised if there were someone still wanting to use that device. (I mean, un-ironically.) Also too, the smart phone was a new market and the "Cold War" between Android and Apple meant change was harried (is that the proper use of that word?). "Move fast and break things" was certainly evident on both sides. Now though, as the market has matured, I would hope all players slow down a bit and look to extend the lifetime of their hardware/software.