Not that this personally affects me but does anyone else find it slightly odd that Apple does not publish a list of product support timeframes?
This is not a complaint as I know they are supporting older and older devices which can only serve as a good thing, it’s just that when we ask the question “What could Apple do better?” I’d probably (personally) say I’d like to see this, even if they were to extend/change the dates they publish.
For me it’s also more to do with family members and tracking what devices they have/supportability.
Personally, not really. To me it seems like a pretty classic Apple thing to do. I doubt Apple would like to come out and give detailed information on when they start dropping products. But this might be a bit of a cynical view and is not necessarily based in fact.
Apple is much more about dropping or extending support on a case by case basis. They often do the right thing by offering special programs for months or years to deal with nasty issues that have cropped up.
I think there’s a legal department in Cupertino somewhere preventing this.
“if we promise, then we could be facing a class action suit for not…” and so on