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points by so-gala-massey 2 days ago | 0 comments

The main problem is Apple killing support for very old models.

[–] Schiendelman 1 day ago

Don't they have pretty much the best track record of any manufacturer in the last decade?

[–] so-gala-massey 1 day ago

No. They publish a list of products that are no longer supported but you have to dig it out, they are shady about it.

https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/14/apple-three-more-obsole...

https://uptradeit.com/blog/what-macbooks-will-stop-working

https://www.macworld.com/article/673939/this-is-how-long-mac...

Microsoft is known for supporting ancient hardware. Not Apple.

[–] Schiendelman 1 day ago

I'm not sure I understand - it's been here for years: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102772

Support for security updates appears to be years longer than Microsoft.

[–] so-gala-massey 1 day ago

Are we talking about different things? I meant os/security updates. I think you mean hardware?

[–] Schiendelman 20 hours ago

You posted lists of hardware, saying Apple hid that list. I showed you they do not.

I added on that they ship security updates much longer than Microsoft (well, for consumer). I've worked on the tech side for both companies - I'm painfully aware of the work both do to keep old OSs running.