> AFAIK all of those are kinda possible already. possible doesn't automatically imply easy. and this means that most people will just throw away their old ipad

> AFAIK all of those are kinda possible already. possible doesn't automatically imply easy. and this means that most people will just throw away their old ipads and create trash and pollution. but yes, apple at the end of the lifecycle of a ipod/ipad/iphone should push a final update that allows sideloading and alternative OS installation, along with documentation to make such stuff work. then it should be user choice what to do.