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Apple still giving software support to the iPhone 8, released almost 6 years ago. Is there currently another company still pushing updates to a phone that old?
A PC from 2003 still runs a modern OS. No Apple isn’t the good guy, other companies are just even cheaper.
It doesn't get slow. Modern software just gets better resulting in more powerful hardware needed which results in older hardware feeling slow.
You're correct but you get what I was trying to say.
Can it run Windows 11 with that tpm or whatever it was called requirement?
It can always run Linux
Some very minimal versions of Linux.
And I’m sure an old iPhone can run some jailbroken shit as well. So afaic there’s little argumentative difference.
It can run a very competent desktop. The hard things to run are web browsers.
Why would you run windows when there's better operating systems for free?
I've got arch on a laptop. It's fun for ricing and all but Windows is so much easier from a user standpoint.
There's a reason Linux makes up only 1.2% of OS's used, maybe next year will be the "year of Linux" and everything will suddenly work and support all software but until than I'll use the "worse" OS daily.
Bro, you’re talking about Arch. No duh it isn’t user friendly—it isn’t designed to be. If you’re going to compare Windows to Linux, the only fair comparison would be to Ubuntu or Linux Mint or something else designed for the people outside of the tech-illuminati.
I've used many distros before, don't try to pretend it's only this distro holding Linux back.
Linux is just not there. No one wants to deal with compiling from source, worrying about dependencies, and all that other shit that makes software such a fucking pain in the arse.
With Windows you have the worlds largest selection of software and it largely continues to work 20+ years after release for many apps.
In my opinion, it is perceived difficulty that keeps people from using it. Most basic users will use the OS that is installed on the computer when it ships and never stray from that. It often takes another Linux user to introduce someone to it before they will use it.
Those concerns you mentioned are basically non existent for a low level user who just wants to do email, internet, and word documents, which covers a decent chunk of home windows users. Not all, of course, but many.
In my entire social and family circle that comprises hundreds of people, I can count with one hand the number of people who are even close to proficient enough with a computer to be assured of a decent experience with *nix systems, (excluding macOS, naturally).
My litmus test is “will you be comfortable with opening a terminal and typing in a bunch of text commands?”
If not, I’d only recommend Windows or macOS. I don’t want to play tech support for hours to my parents or granny or my in-laws at 11pm on Saturday night guiding them to through a tutorial to fix their borked computer because they “accidentally clicked something but they can’t remember what and now it doesn’t load facebook”.
No of course not. Thankfully open hardware means no company dictates it alone.
If you use Rufus you can remove that and all other hardware requirements and install 11 on much older computers than Microsoft intended.
That 2003 PC probably does not receive firmware updates from the manufacturer, and hasn't for over a decade.
It might still function, but that doesn't mean it is still supported. At this point, many operating systems won't even install due to the x86-64bit requirements.
None of that matters. No company can say what your hardware can do. Apple's policies are disgustingly anti-user.
Nothing else matters except privacy and security for me. Apple provides that in their phones.
PCs from 2003 are full of vulnerabilities, use legacy instruction sets, lack power efficiency, lack manufacture support, do not support UEFI, have no IOMMU hardware isolation, have no modern VM capabilities, probably have no TPM, etc etc etc.
If Apple is anti-user, then we need to also start blaming every single hardware manufacturer that doesnt support their products anymore. Manufacturers of phones, motherboards, TVs, SSDs, displays, mice, keyboards, printers, network equipment, etc etc etc.
Nobody is forcing you to use an old PC. Others exist, the poor, who need affordable computers that last.
Ok then those that can't afford Apple can shop other brands. They just won't get the Apple support, and will have to rely on community efforts to keep their machines running.
What exactly do you want Apple to do here?
Provide an open boot loader on all devices they sell at the minimum (I believe that should be law).
Basic documentation helping a community OS would be nice.
Is there an example of an open bootloader you would want apple to model?
Apple was an early adopter of EFI and is a member of the UEFI Forum. They should use modern UEFI.
They absolutely use modern UEFI on their Intel-based Macs
Boot process for an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/boot-process-sec5d0fab7c6/1/web/1
UEFI firmware security in an Intel-based Mac https://support.apple.com/guide/security/uefi-firmware-security-in-an-intel-based-mac-seced055bcf6/web
Yes now do iPhone.
I can't think of ANY phone that uses UEFI. Most phones are using ARM processors, and use a different method of booting vs x86 devices.
Which ARM UEFI bootloader do you want iPhone to use?
Yes, the whole subject is about how terrible phones are. Apple can write UEFI firmware but they like control.
Correct. Its locked down so that it cant be tampered with. Friends, family, thieves, police, three letter government agencies, and even Apple are unable to tamper with it once the user has set up the phone. It is designed to protect your data from anyone else but yourself.
You want to take away that feature from me because you want to load another OS on it? Just go buy a Pixel phone and flash GrapheneOS on it.
There are sooooo many devices out there that do not have any way to unlock bootloaders. Why are you focusing so much on Apple and their secure bootloader?
My 6s still gets software support, does it run the latest OS? No, of course not and nor should it. But Apple is still supporting/supplying my old ass iPhone general software/security updates. It’s in a company’s best interest to get customers to purchase their latest products but that shouldn’t undercut their commitment to their older products. I have stayed an Apple customer not because of their new products but because of the longevity of their old products/ support for said products.
Is that an argument in favor of glued-in batteries, though? A lot of users' phones aren't going to make it for six years if it's non-trivial (or impossible) to swap out the battery for a new one.
It uses pull-tab adhesive, which even most Right-to-Repair advocates consider ‘sufficiently repairable’. When it comes to glue, Samsung’s worse by a mile.
The battery is replaceable. Take it to any Apple Store and they’ll swap it for you for $89 or so. The adhesive is kind of like what they use on those 3m command strips.
If you think paying a third or even half of the current value of your phone to replace its battery is okay...well that's your loss I guess.
You can't call a device sustainable when the cost to repair it is more than what most people are willing to pay.
I’m not aware of a brand new iPhone that costs $170. For me it was worth the $80 or so to have it swapped and extend the life of my phone another six years. Cheaper than buying another phone.
Why would you be replacing the battery of a brand new iPhone? I am talking about the cost of an iPhone when its old enough that its battery is giving out. The value of that old iPhone is not as much as a brand new one. Deprecation is a thing. Spending $80 bucks on something that's currently worth $170 is just stupid. $80 bucks is easily in the price range that makes people consider whether it'd be better off for them to put that towards a new phone. It's a lot of money to sink into an old device that you know is already about to become obsolete.
Yes it's like taking your $500 beater car to the mechanic and they tell you it'll cost $3000 to get it running again but with no guarantee for how long.
This just seems like arguing for the sake of arguing. I just replaced my battery for shy of $50 which is a bit much but I lazied out on the ifixit kit.