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> Not to mention they don’t sunset their products after 12 months Apple still provides security updates for the iPhone 5s from 2013. https://support.apple.com
by majou 4y ago
> Not to mention they don’t sunset their products after 12 months
Apple still provides security updates for the iPhone 5s from 2013.
https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT213428 https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT213428
- WirelessGigabit 4y agoDoesn’t matter. Your applications could choose not to include certain iOS versions anymore. And then you’re SOL, even if you’ve paid for the app but now the online component doesn’t work because they changed their APIs.
- ghaff 4y agoWhat's your suggested alternative for a 2013 device?
- macintux 4y agoThat risk exists for all electronics. The point remains: 12 months is not an accurate assessment of how long you can expect software upgrades.
- spike021 4y agoDepending on the app, do you really expect companies to devote X resources (maybe even a full, separate iOS team) specifically to maintain a version of an app for older devices? Maybe that's feasible for the larger tech companies but not the smaller ones.