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Where it’s the former, government needs to step in with regulations about planned obsolescence/curbing ewaste. I think that it's likely that they will continue
by microtonal 5y ago
Where it’s the former, government needs to step in with regulations about planned obsolescence/curbing ewaste.
I think that it's likely that they will continue to provide security updates for some period after they axe x86_64 support.
They are still releasing security updates for iOS 12 after all, to extend the lifetime of iPhone 5s (released in 2013!) and iPhone 6.
- vlovich123 5y agoEwaste isn’t just about security updates, but yes, Apple does legitimately have one of the best software support stories on the industry. My critiques generally come from a place of admiration and respect and wanting them to excel. Same as my critiques of the American government.