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"Perform as intended" would imply an intention, which is what GP is talking about. Low fidelity is a reality of rendering on older devices. Apple should intend

"Perform as intended" would imply an intention, which is what GP is talking about. Low fidelity is a reality of rendering on older devices. Apple should intend to render on them. Certain features will obviously not work across devices but that is an artifact of the big change in device architecture. The mentality that you're suggesting is akin to saying (for example) that desktops won't be supported on any display smaller than a given Retina resolution. That would be anti-consumer and totally unacceptable. Hypothetically, the suggestion from Apple that they would stop supporting features on laptops that are currently for sale because they are "fallback" devices would be the height of arrogance and would piss off a lot of smart people who have each spent thousands and thousands on Apple devices over the past decade.

zepto 5y ago
Perform as intended implies design. Low fidelity doesn’t deliver the design. There is no reason Apple should make things that don’t work as designed. > saying (for example) that desktops won't be supported on any display smaller than a given Retina resolution. Yes, this is an absurd exaggeration, because in fact we’re talking about a few new features that are not central to the user experience. > That would be anti-consumer and totally unacceptable. It would, which is why they don’t do it, and why it’s not representative of anything. It’s unclear what point you are trying to make other than that they could make bad design decisions if they wanted to, but in fact don’t.