Yeah, especially if it has all the hardware needed but Honda just dont care about making a software update to support CarPlay 2.0.
Exactly. There’s a delicate balance between dropping support too early (Android) and supporting it for too long and it becomes unbearably slow (iPhone 3G and 4S). While I initially expected it to get iOS 16, I still think 6 years of support on the iPhone 7 (plus probably 2 extra years of security updates just like iOS 12 got) is pretty fair and reasonable.
This isn't a software problem. It's a hardware issue. Cars need to integrate new architectures into their devices, and add more screens to incorporate the CarPlay 2.0 vision. This is why they're not even announcing the models that will get it until late 2023.
It's the same argument. There are more Intel Macs in service today than M-series Macs. Again, justification on why they are forking macOS updates to cater to the majority, while still pushing forward with the future.
No, you needs 2,3 billion transistors from the neural cores of A-Bionic chip to put an effect which was supported in Photoshop back in 1995.
Why scrap at all? Keep putting out limited versions of the OS that can't do all the fancy new features that need more processing power. The regular things like safari, mail, music, none of that stuff is way more processor intensive now that an A series chip can't handle it. Yes there will eventually come a time when they just can't run the latest OS, but that is a long ways away. This is purely to force people to update. It is Apple's choice, nothing wrong with it, people just need to stop thinking of Apple has this great company that is really trying to make the world better. They are in it to make money, lots of money.
I have more sympathy for Android users losing support after a year or two...
I mean... the 3GS was once the MOST-POWERFUL-EVER iPhone and it isn't getting iOS 16 either.
In my country, Apple actually still sold (and advertised) the iPhone 7+ way into 2020.
I think in regarding to Intel vs Apple CPU's is Apple is paving the way for a future where they control all the hardware components. This is a big step and does indeed limit a large user base, but it is done to create the next phase in Apple's life.
I mean, you do realize that computer hardware that was once the most powerful can become obsolete, right? The Macintosh II outstripped any Mac or PC on its release and could challenge the 68k Unix workstations (even, to an extent, the NeXTCube). But these days, my watch has far more raw processing power and memory than the Macintosh II did. The Macintosh II probably couldn’t even run the clock app on my Apple Watch. While I’m cheating a little by using such an old computer, the point still stands. Just because something has the fastest processor today doesn’t mean it’ll be suitable for tasks 5 to 10 years from now. You could build a ray-tracing, video editing behemoth today, and, in 5 to 10 years, when graphics get more advanced (ray-tracing in HoloLens!) and 8k video editing becomes the norm, your behemoth could be outclassed by a prosumer laptop.
Any good lawyer would never tell Apple to make a promise like that. Apple will use good faith to support as many older devices as they can, but when they reach a point where the user experience suffers too much to stand behind them, they stop supporting.
No one is forcing them to upgrade!! How is this not hard to understand? If those things are all they need the most home for, good for them, don’t complain about a 6 yr old phone not getting an UPDATE.
Except it’s not a race to the bottom… At all.
