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From: Andrew <andrew@spam.net>
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Subject: Re: If you own an iPhone X or older - you should throw it over the next bridge
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:20:03 -0000 (UTC)
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Chris wrote on Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:12:58 -0000 (UTC) :

> The  title of your OP is literally "you should throw it over the next
> bridge". Apart from the environmental damage that would cause, your
> inability to keep on-topic even for your *own thread* is laughable. 

Hi Chris,

You're not supposed to take it literally. It's called metaphor. Look it up.
 <https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaphor>

>> Just like Windows XP is no longer supported.
> 
> Not at all "like".
 
An operating system is either fully supported, or it's not.

> WinXP EOL was in 2014. In 2017 it received an exceptional update to deal
> with the global WannaCry exploit and another in 2019 to patch a similar
> vulnerability. 

Once iOS 18 is officially released, the iPhone X joins Windows XP.

> How's that the same as the "unsupported" iOS 16 receiving regular updates
> in the last year alone?

When iOS 18 releases, if you own an iPhone X or older - you should throw it
over the next bridge because it is no longer fully supported much line
Windows XP is.