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> sometimes radically modify the behavior of the device you purchased and may make it unsuitable for the original purpose you bought it for. This is one of the
by drewzero1 5y ago
> sometimes radically modify the behavior of the device you purchased and may make it unsuitable for the original purpose you bought it for.
This is one of the reasons (along with price) that I try to stick to Apple products that are too old for them to care about. I'd like to see them try to remove functionality from my iBook G4! (Granted, it didn't have as much functionality to begin with, but what it does it's stuck with for now.)
I tend to research purchases extensively before I buy, and it's incredibly frustrating when the manufacturer decides that actually, the product I bought wasn't finished yet, let's have an update to add/change new and exciting features. I chose to buy a specific device with specific features, and if I decide I want new features I'll trade it in for next year's model.
(Incidentally, is it possible to get security updates for Apple devices without getting feature updates? Not for the G4 of course, but my iPad mini keeps asking me to upgrade iOS and I don't want functionality to change.)
- unfocussed_mike 5y ago> (Incidentally, is it possible to get security updates for Apple devices without getting feature updates? Not for the G4 of course, but my iPad mini keeps asking me to upgrade iOS and I don't want functionality to change.) No, and then yes, and then no again: No, if it's older than iOS 14. And then yes, if it is: https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/07/apple-will-let-users-stay-on-ios-14-and-receive-security-updates-even-after-ios-15-is-released/ https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/07/apple-will-let-users-stay-on-... And then no again :-( https://www.techspot.com/news/93052-apple-stops-issuing-ios-14-security-updates.html https://www.techspot.com/news/93052-apple-stops-issuing-ios-...
- Nextgrid 5y agoUnfortunately that doesn't really work for devices that connect to the internet and/or deal with untrusted data - those have to be kept up to date.