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It is a extremely hard to maintain differential software features across hardware product lines. What ‘sounds lame’ may translate into significantly added comp

It is a extremely hard to maintain differential software features across hardware product lines. What ‘sounds lame’ may translate into significantly added complexity to the maintenance process.

theideaofcoffee 4y ago
I think with all of their resources, Apple of all companies could dig deep and stretch a little bit to make that happen.
- BuckRogers 4y ago
  You can blame their competition for not beating them out at longterm support on that front. Apple is already leading the market supporting iOS this long. I used my last iPhone for 7 years, unfathomable on any other platform than iOS. I hope their competitors step it up and beat Apple out on grade A support. I'm seeing them fall further behind in every metric. My iPhone 12 mini that I bought on launch day "just works".
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  - redditor98654 4y ago
    How did you manage 7 years. I struggle at the 5 year mark. I have an iPhone X bought dec 2017 that is now ready for replacement. Sometimes it completely drops the cell connection and I have to take out the SIM. Also video calls make it go very hot.
    - BuckRogers 4y ago
      It was closer to six years if I crunch the numbers. It was the original iPhone SE. It was getting a little loose towards the end. But those models weren’t built quite as well as the 5S was. I had both. I am pretty careful with my stuff. Going as far as to only putting my phone in my left pocket because there’s no metal rivet on that side of most jeans. I also probably only dropped the phone three or four times over that six year span. I don’t use the case, I’m just very careful. I won’t even pull it out if I feel I’m in a risky situation where I could drop it. Even five years is a lot longer than any of my android phones lasted with daily use. I had the Motorola Droid, the HTC Thunderbolt, and the Samsung GS3, among others. I think you would be lucky to get 2 to 3 years out of those. I’m not sure what would go first, your OS support, or the cheaper hardware that they use in general. I had the best experience with Samsung in the Android market.
- stouset 4y ago
  They quite literally already are. Find me a manufacturer that comes anywhere close to supporting devices for as long as Apple does.
- airstrike 4y ago
  Why throw money away?
- tshaddox 4y ago
  Apple does, with all of their resources, dig much deeper and provide OS updates to much older device models than any mobile device manufacturer I know of.
  - fastball 4y ago
    Yes but why can't they dig infinitely deep??
- anonuser123456 4y ago
  It would make their product worse. As someone that has worked on this very problem for 20 years, I can say with somewhat confidence Apples choice is the right one.
- astrange 4y ago
  It would cost more or less infinite money to do this because of mythical man month issues.

It is a extremely hard to maintain differential software features across hardware product lines. What ‘sounds lame’ may translate into significantly added complexity to the maintenance process.

theideaofcoffee 4y ago

I think with all of their resources, Apple of all companies could dig deep and stretch a little bit to make that happen.

BuckRogers 4y ago
You can blame their competition for not beating them out at longterm support on that front. Apple is already leading the market supporting iOS this long. I used my last iPhone for 7 years, unfathomable on any other platform than iOS. I hope their competitors step it up and beat Apple out on grade A support. I'm seeing them fall further behind in every metric. My iPhone 12 mini that I bought on launch day "just works".
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- redditor98654 4y ago
  How did you manage 7 years. I struggle at the 5 year mark. I have an iPhone X bought dec 2017 that is now ready for replacement. Sometimes it completely drops the cell connection and I have to take out the SIM. Also video calls make it go very hot.
  - BuckRogers 4y ago
    It was closer to six years if I crunch the numbers. It was the original iPhone SE. It was getting a little loose towards the end. But those models weren’t built quite as well as the 5S was. I had both. I am pretty careful with my stuff. Going as far as to only putting my phone in my left pocket because there’s no metal rivet on that side of most jeans. I also probably only dropped the phone three or four times over that six year span. I don’t use the case, I’m just very careful. I won’t even pull it out if I feel I’m in a risky situation where I could drop it. Even five years is a lot longer than any of my android phones lasted with daily use. I had the Motorola Droid, the HTC Thunderbolt, and the Samsung GS3, among others. I think you would be lucky to get 2 to 3 years out of those. I’m not sure what would go first, your OS support, or the cheaper hardware that they use in general. I had the best experience with Samsung in the Android market.
stouset 4y ago
They quite literally already are. Find me a manufacturer that comes anywhere close to supporting devices for as long as Apple does.
airstrike 4y ago
Why throw money away?
tshaddox 4y ago
Apple does, with all of their resources, dig much deeper and provide OS updates to much older device models than any mobile device manufacturer I know of.
- fastball 4y ago
  Yes but why can't they dig infinitely deep??
anonuser123456 4y ago
It would make their product worse. As someone that has worked on this very problem for 20 years, I can say with somewhat confidence Apples choice is the right one.
astrange 4y ago
It would cost more or less infinite money to do this because of mythical man month issues.