Apple has three basic support categories: Supported, Vintage, & Obsolete. These are based on the last production dates of their respective products. It has been

Apple has three basic support categories: Supported, Vintage, & Obsolete. These are based on the last production dates of their respective products. It has been this way for a very long time. Supported = 0-5 years Vintage = 5-7 years Obsolete = 7 or more years If you buy any more Apple products, keep this in mind for product lifecycles. I will point out that Apple generally tends to be more generous than its competitors on support. If you are not OK with this, reconsider your purchases. In cases like this, consider choosing products and workflows that use more open standards that are less likely to vanish. More here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102772 https://support.apple.com/en-us/102772