[htamas]

Unfortunately they have other ways to deprecate your device: App Stores won't work, apps won't talk to their backend with older versions or just straight up won't launch. Even Homebrew stopped supporting my 2015 Macbook I have for personal use.

[JumpCrisscross]

> they have other ways to deprecate your device

This is a wild take for a company known for the long lives of its devices.

[1shooner]

Right, I think that was the point being made: I've had a closet of Apple hardware with no technical problems, but made useless due to Apple's software decisions.

[StopDisinfo910]

These two things are not exclusive:

- Apple used to provide updates for longer than the rest of the industry.

- Apple has a history of using updates to make old devices less usable (see battery-gate or the current issue with Liquid glass).

Nothing wild there.

Other companies are now catching up on supports because the EU made longer support window mandatory. We will see how this pans out for Apple.