It was radically better every year for a while. We complained about lockin and the uselessness once the older devices falls off the Apple support list, as repa

It was radically better every year for a while. We complained about lockin and the uselessness once the older devices falls off the Apple support list, as repairs became a huge PITA (full swing anti-repair design at the time), and rooting the phones didn't help much as the jailbreaking scene was kneecapped compared to android's alternative stores.