XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2024-05-20, Andrew  wrote:   
   > Jolly Roger wrote on 15 May 2024 14:58:37 GMT :   
   >   
   >>>>> not all known security issues are addressed in previous versions   
   >>>>> (for example, macOS 13, iOS 16, and so on).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I also know you both desperately want us to ignore reality: 67% of   
   >>>> devices run iOS 17, 19% run iOS 16, 8% run iOS 15 = *94%* of   
   >>>> devices are running the three most recent versions of iOS. Apple is   
   >>>> regularly patching iOS 17 through iOS 15.   
   >>>   
   >>> I know you say that, but the article from Apple says something else.   
   >>> Not all known security issues are addressed in previous versions   
   >>   
   >> That doesn't conflict with what I said. Some security vulnerabilities   
   >> exist in newer versions of software rather than older versions of   
   >> software. It is a fact that Apple is patching bugs in iOS 15 and iOS   
   >> 16 today along with iOS 17. It's also a fact that 94% of devices run   
   >> iOS 17. It's also a fact that Apple provides major upgrades and minor   
   >> updates to older iPhone models for a longer period of time than their   
   >> competitors.   
   >   
   > religious zealots   
      
   Ad hominem projection.   
      
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