UngodlyAudreyđłď¸ââ§ď¸Built-in software âdeath datesâ are sending thousands of schoolsâ Chromebooks to the recycling bin
TheRazorXâThese updates depend on many device-specific non-Google hardware and software providers that work with Google to provide the highest level of security and stability support,â said Peter Du, communications manager for ChromeOS. âFor this reason, older Chrome devices cannot receive updates indefinitely to enable new OS and browser features.â
Bull. Shit.
hoodatninjaI have an 8 year old iPad that can still use Amazon video and they canât support these computers for more than 2-3 years. Iâm not an Apple fanboy but that is absolutely ridiculous.
I will give credit to Apple on that one because android phone manufacturers are now supporting their phone for longer because of how long Apple is supporting them.
skulblakaI remember back in the day when I had apple devices where they would push updates for devices long past their capability to actually run the updated software. Rather than refuse the update or get a pruned patch with security fixes only, it would force updates and bloat your phone and grind it into unresponsive unusability after a few years.
I hear that's not so much the case anymore, so that's nice. But I remember. The main reason I upgraded my phone was because of that, the hardware was great, but I could hardly use the software anymore even after clean installs.
My point being, I guess, extended support is great if managed properly but it can also become a bludgeon with which to drive you toward the new generations of devices.
long past their capability to actually run the updated software
Well, Apple intentionally slowed those devices down to make the users update, instead of using an insecure device, that wouldâve provided a good experience otherwise.
And these days are retiring devices arbitrarily for profits too. For example this year they are retiring the Iphone 8, which has better hardware, than the ipad 2018 that is not retiringâŚ
That slowness was, at least officially, for the battery health. Do you have the support to prove otherwise?
Actually yes. I bought a brand new -discounted old stock- Iphone 4s for my mum near the end of the ios 8 cycle. The day before we installed ios 9 on it, it had okay performance and good battery life. Following the update to ios9 the performance went to complete shit. (the battery remained usable for 2 more years after, but it was not a good experience for her)
How does that prove that it was not for your battery health?