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   Alan to Wally J   
   Re: How many years is the oldest iPhone    
   18 Sep 23 15:44:41   
   
   XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2023-09-18 15:28, Wally J wrote:   
   > This is an important question given iOS has the shortest full support   
   > lifecycle of all common consumer operating systems, including Android.   
   >   
   > FACT:   
   >   *Apple fully supports only a _single_ operating-system major version*   
   >   
   > That means, as of today, an iPhone 8, for example, is toast from a security   
   > standpoint (which is why iOS has the most exploits of all mobile systems!).   
   >   
   > Of the few iPhones & iPads which are still fully supported on iOS 17...   
   >                      *How old are they?*   
   >   
   > HINT: The iPhone XR, shipped in October 2018 is only five years old.   
   > DOUBLEHINT: The iPhone 8 shipped in September 2017 is only six years old.   
   >   
   > Think about _why_ I ask given iKooks lied for years about Apple support.   
      
   No one has lied about it except YOU, Arlen   
      
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