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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              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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