The iPhone 5 could stay out of obsolescence if Apple were to continue offering replacement parts and repair services for its current owners. It's not that the d

The iPhone 5 could stay out of obsolescence if Apple were to continue offering replacement parts and repair services for its current owners. It's not that the device would stop working on a pre-programmed day - it's that the iPhone 5's out there would all eventually need parts and/or repairst, and would have no way of getting them.