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Re: Apple's macOS full support is a *lot* shorter than most people "think" it is

From Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.advocacy, misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Apple's macOS full support is a *lot* shorter than most people "think" it is
Date 2026-03-28 01:44 -0400
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Tom Elam wrote:
>> The average full macOS software support was 1.18 years (over 20 versions).
> 
> Based on your Mac OS logic iPhone (and iPad) OS releases are also good 
> for only 1 year. Yet you just showed 5 years for those.
> 
> Fact is, the Mac policy is the same as iPhones. Make up your mind.

Hi Tom,

Thanks for noticing that Apple's policies extend to both iOS and macOS.
The software policy is the same for iOS/Mac but not the hardware policies.

There is a different time for how long software is updated than for how
long hardware is updated given hardware covers multiple software releases.

Thanks for noticing that since most people can't catch the differences. 
Much appreciated that you did!

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