[jeroenhd]

Apple is a weird company. They will provide software updates for their phones for longer than for their computers. Computers that have lost support still get some security updates (not all).

They won't go full Wish.com phone on you, but with the prices of modern smartphones (€556 for the cheapest model, doesn't even come with a charger) I think the question "can I use this for five years or for eight years" is fair to ask.

[theonlybutlet]

The difference being the computers are still usable, the phones, being so locked down, basically become bricks without updates.

[Almondsetat]

How come? When you stop receiving macOS updates Safari becomes a dead man walking, just like with phones. I seriously doubt anyone uses their Mac without browsing the internet

[nicoburns]

You can use alternate browsers. You can also install linux on old macs. Or even windows on x86 macs.