XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2023-09-20 08:49, badgolferman wrote:   
   > candycanearter07 wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 9/20/23 04:54, Wally J wrote:   
   >>> nospam  wrote   
   >>>> nope. there is no requirement to upgrade nor is it forced.  when   
   >>>> it asks to confirm the upgrade, decline it. you can remain at   
   >>>> whatever version you want. ios developers have multiple devices   
   >>>> with various older versions for testing (which is annoying but   
   >>>> that's how it is).   
   >>>   
   >>> Yet again... *iKooks are completely ignorant of everything about   
   >>> Apple*   
   >>>   
   >>> If you want to be fully supported *you must upgrade from iOS 16 to   
   >>> 17*   
   >>>   
   >>> It's not surprising that nospam is completely ignorant of this   
   >>> basic fact.   
   >>   
   >> It wouldn't be as bad if they didn't arbitrarily move the supported   
   >> devices forward. The ONLY one I think was justified was the 32 bit   
   >> cutoff, but they still could've very easily made a 32b version. Hell,   
   >> even Windows does that.   
   >   
   > The only time Windows is used as an example in this newsgroup is as a   
   > bad example or to blame them for what Apple is doing.   
   >   
      
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