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From: Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.mobile.ipad
Subject: Re: Apple publicly apologizes for celebrating its
 destruction of the human experience
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 06:43:02 -0000 (UTC)
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Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote:
> Chris wrote on Sun, 12 May 2024 12:54:17 -0000 (UTC) :
> 
>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> -- Does Android provide ALL security updates for every major version of
>>> software release?
>> 
>> No. That would be a huge amount of effort as there have been 14 major
>> versions. Probably the most 2-3 recent are supported. 
>> 
>>> -- Is there a reason not to upgrade to the newest major version of iOS
>>> within a few weeks of release?
>> 
>> Nope. 
>> 
>>> -- How old must an iPhone be before it can support the newest iOS major
>>> version release?
>> 
>> Not sure what you mean here, but iOS 15, 16 and 17 have received several
>> updates this year. IOS 15 supports back to the iphone 6 which is nearly
>> nine years old.
> 
> For badgolferman, Chris is just wrong. 
>  <https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/samsung-extends-android-and-security-updates-to-7-years/>

That doesn't contradict what I wrote. This is a recently announced change
and is the policy only of Samsung (and google) not Android. What will other
manufacturers do?

I bet this will start the removal of cheaper Samsung models from the
market.