> Why wouldn’t Apple make these available downstream? Because it probably relies on new stuff that's only in the new version of the operating system. Otherwise

> Why wouldn’t Apple make these available downstream? Because it probably relies on new stuff that's only in the new version of the operating system. Otherwise, you'd have to back port a chunk of your new stuff to the older operating system, creating a lot more work for little gain. And why do all of that when over 80% of the installed base will be running iOS 17 within 8 months, so what are you really gaining?