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by InTheSwiss 4571 days ago
You are not being cynical, that is exactly what Apple is doing and always has done. They set a limit on how far back they support older products regardless of if they are technically able to do whatever is needed.

Whether doing so is right or wrong is up to the individual to decide. Apple do not keep it a secret or advertise that whatever you buy today will be supported by their newer software in a couple of years. You buy the product as is today.
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freeman478 4571 days ago
In spite of this bad behavior, Apple is still the best at supporting old devices with OS updates.

http://www.fidlee.com/android-support-vs-ios-support/

So Apple is the best at this but they are still the bad guys or just the less worse ?

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makomk 4571 days ago
Except that a lot of sensible people don't install the final updates for any given Apple iDevice that's going out of support, because it's often so slow as to make the device unusable and Apple have got strong anti-downgrade protections that stop anyone from rolling back to the previous version. Nice bit of forced obsolescence.
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InTheSwiss 4571 days ago
Running iOS 7 on my partners iPad 2 is fine. The biggest performance issues with it are websites that are more and more complex than just a few years ago when she got the iPad. They lag like hell.

I understand why Apple makes downgrading so difficult but I agree it is a real pain in the ass and wish it was simple to do.

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makomk 4571 days ago
It'd be pretty terrible if it didn't run properly on there, since as far as I can tell Apple are still making and selling the iPad 2. I'd be curious how the iPad 3 is doing since that was discontinued a year or so ago.
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corin_ 4571 days ago
Off-topic note: you can be cynical and correct at the same time.
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