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That's not a reasonable comparison. A more accurate one would be something like having a 25 year old 12V battery drill and expecting the manufacturer to still m
by driverdan 4y ago
That's not a reasonable comparison. A more accurate one would be something like having a 25 year old 12V battery drill and expecting the manufacturer to still make and sell the NiCad battery pack it used. Sure they could do it but it doesn't make any sense. Technology has moved on and there's no consumer demand for it.
I agree that Apple and other companies are too aggressive about breaking compatibility but it's not the same thing as tried and true physical objects.
- ryandrake 4y agoThis is not a good comparison. Nobody is trying to use a new battery. They just want old battery to continue working as it has. Code does not rot like batteries wear out. Companies deliberately break compatibility, and then they blame arising problems on “code rot”. Changing icon should not require a new build. A new build should not require iPhone X support. iPhone X build target should not require Xcode 9. Xcode 9 should not require macOS 10.12. OS update should not break old Unity3D. Upgrading Unity should not break builds. These are all examples of shitty engineering decisions that throw backwards compatibility under the bus for shaky (expedience, mostly) reasons.
- bombcar 4y agoI mean they often still do … https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-18-Volt-NiCd-Battery-Pack-2-4Ah-for-Select-Milwaukee-Tools-48-11-2230/100014586 https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-18-Volt-NiCd-Battery-P...