From: thomas.e.elam@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/10/2026 3:27 AM, Alan wrote:   
   > On 2026-02-09 21:34, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 21:24:16 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/9/2026 7:33 PM, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> On Mon, 9 Feb 2026 18:05:19 -0500, Tom Elam wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> Why? Apple supports it's phones longer than Android.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Yeah, somebody was crowing the other day about getting updates for   
   >>>> their 6-year-old Apple device ...running an 8-year-old OS.   
   >>>   
   >>> That 6 year old iPAd is running iOS 18 released in 2024.   
   >>   
   >> Wow, that’s a lot of version numbers. Did Apple really come up with at   
   >> least 17 major new features to add since the original Ipad, all of   
   >> which would work on your old hardware?   
   >   
   > You utter simpleton.   
   >   
   > Apple simply changed their numbering scheme.   
      
   He was referring to the 18 new versions before iOS 26, not the numbering   
   shift after iOS 18. As for that he ignores the fact that Android version   
   enhancements often are not backward compatible with older devices. I saw   
   that in spades when I received the odd new Android version on a phone or   
   tablet. Apple OS releases are much more consistent on compatibility than   
   Android. Until iPad OS 26 the wife's iPad Gen 7 was fully compatible   
   with v.18. Even now the only missing feature we miss is resizable apps.   
      
   To its detriment Windows has been the champ at backward compatibility -   
   to the extent that items like Control Panel lag badly behind in updates.   
   As you have pointed out on occasion.   
      
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