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As one of those users I'm still rocking my iPhone 11 and am perfectly content sticking with it The phone works. Telegram and Whatsapp works. Slack works. Saf

As one of those users I'm still rocking my iPhone 11 and am perfectly content sticking with it The phone works. Telegram and Whatsapp works. Slack works. Safari still runs great on the web on the very few websites I use or browse. The longer I can use this without feeling "forced" to upgrade, the happier I'll be. What apple offers me is peace of mind and stability. That's all I want from a phone.

EricE 2y ago
If I had hadn't smashed my 11 Pro I'd still be using it. It feels wafer thin in comparison to the chunky 15 Pro I replaced it with :/
mrzool 2y ago
> What apple offers me is peace of mind and stability. They’ll literally make your beloved iPhone 11 obsolete in a year or so, deliberately.
- rlpb 2y ago
  Don't Apple have a better track record for longevity of support compared to their competitors?
  - fsflover 2y ago
    Not all competitors. GNU/Linux phones will have lifetime updates (since they run mainline Linux).
    - Klonoar 2y ago
      I can only hope you’re joking. Those are not real competition to the iPhone in any meaningful way.
      - fsflover 2y ago
        They are, in the long term and, for now, in a niche audience.
        Klonoar 2y ago
        The long term is, until proven otherwise, not a talking point. A "niche audience" is inflating the point.
        fsflover 2y ago
        > The long term is, until proven otherwise, not a talking point. The same thing occurred with GNU/Linux desktop.
        Klonoar 2y ago
        Ah, right. The environment that's barely made a dent from the consumer/non-dev market in 20+ years of existence.
        fsflover 2y ago
        Try to compete when no single shop allows to buy a machine with preinstalled Linux. Even then, Linux has 4% of market or so.
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- throwaway918299 2y ago
  I'm under no impression that my phone will continue to work until "the end of time", but if I can get 5-7 years out of a device then I think I got more than my money's worth. The last phone I had before this lasted 2 years before it became practically unusable.

EricE 2y ago

If I had hadn't smashed my 11 Pro I'd still be using it. It feels wafer thin in comparison to the chunky 15 Pro I replaced it with :/

mrzool 2y ago

> What apple offers me is peace of mind and stability. They’ll literally make your beloved iPhone 11 obsolete in a year or so, deliberately.

rlpb 2y ago
Don't Apple have a better track record for longevity of support compared to their competitors?
- fsflover 2y ago
  Not all competitors. GNU/Linux phones will have lifetime updates (since they run mainline Linux).
  - Klonoar 2y ago
    I can only hope you’re joking. Those are not real competition to the iPhone in any meaningful way.
    - fsflover 2y ago
      They are, in the long term and, for now, in a niche audience.
      - Klonoar 2y ago
        The long term is, until proven otherwise, not a talking point. A "niche audience" is inflating the point.
        fsflover 2y ago
        > The long term is, until proven otherwise, not a talking point. The same thing occurred with GNU/Linux desktop.
        Klonoar 2y ago
        Ah, right. The environment that's barely made a dent from the consumer/non-dev market in 20+ years of existence.
        fsflover 2y ago
        Try to compete when no single shop allows to buy a machine with preinstalled Linux. Even then, Linux has 4% of market or so.
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throwaway918299 2y ago
I'm under no impression that my phone will continue to work until "the end of time", but if I can get 5-7 years out of a device then I think I got more than my money's worth. The last phone I had before this lasted 2 years before it became practically unusable.