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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Why doesn't Apple update the kernel instead of outdating hardware/software?
Date: 17 Mar 2015 19:18:31 GMT
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On 2015-03-17, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> On 15-03-17 13:46, Michelle Steiner wrote:
>
>> You maligned Apple's motives for not supporting older hardware.  Stop
>> being so disingenuous.
>
> Maligned ?  Really ?
>
> Apple is in business to make money. It's business model is to sell
> hardware.  Is that maligning the company when I state that ? And if your
> business model is to sell hardware, then you want people to upgrade as
> often as possible.

Apple doesn't purposely degrade support for older hardware to force
people to upgrade.

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