I wish Android 14 inspired as many app updates as iOS 17 did - 9to5Google
Whenever Apple releases a major OS update, as it did last Monday with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10,...
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I wish Apple hadn't abandoned so many devices to rot on an old version for no good reason and then made their "One" service only work on the latest version as a blatant push to make people buy a new iDevice when the one they have would work just fine otherwise.
My old iPhone 7 (manufactured Sep 2016-2019) received a security update last month. Meanwhile, I bought a Samsung Android tablet new a few years ago only to find that the currently selling model wouldn't upgrade to the current very of Android.
I'm not an iPhone user, but they have better long-term updates than the vast majority of other vendors. Five years of support, I don't disagree with them wanting to push their newest device - they are a business and want to make money. Most features work except for things where there are hardware limitations.
I gave an example that has absolutely nothing to do with hardware limitations.
Yep
It is a tough decision…. On one hand you screw older devices; relegated them to second tier status and leave them abandoned and at risk
On the other hand you have a more consistent install base and better support and the ability to drop older systems and their bugs.
Someone gets screwed either way
Yeah, but not the same amount or scope of "someone", though.
You're saying you either make several hundred million devices into ewaste overnight versus "had to wait for a bit for the latest update to propagate".
Not the same scale of problem right there.