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From the parent post: > So if you look at the HBO max app for instance is for 2018+ models AFAIK nothing stops HBO from supporting older webOS releases, they j
by toyg 5y ago
From the parent post: > So if you look at the HBO max app for instance is for 2018+ models
AFAIK nothing stops HBO from supporting older webOS releases, they just can't be arsed to. They could maintain builds produced with the older SDK forever, if they wanted to. Old models won't get new features, but there is no reason the app should stop working - like it works on the Apple Appstore every day to millions of apps.
- cassianoleal 5y ago> AFAIK nothing stops HBO from supporting older webOS releases Assuming that to be the case, nothing is stopping LG to provide an upgraded webOS either. > They could maintain builds produced with the older SDK forever Maintaining backwards compatibility in this way is not a small undertaking. How many webOS versions do you maintain compatibility with? How do you decide which features you spend time trying to backport to which versions? How do you make it clear to your users that their 2-year-old >US$1k TV won't get the shiny new thing because it's too old? > they just can't be arsed to And they shouldn't have to. If the hardware is good enough to support the latest OS and SDK, refusing to do so is nothing more than planned obsolescence on part of the manufacturer. They all share the same underlying architecture, main difference will probably be around drivers. Multiply the number of apps by the number of different smart TV OSs by the number of versions of each and supporting all of them gets old really quickly.