It's your device, you should be able to repair it

Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by zepto on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:05PM (#27000004)

Ok - but that’s true of any old device that developers are no longer targeting. Classic Macs for example.

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by splix on Saturday May 01, 2021 @10:55AM (#27006808)

I understand that a company cannot keep all old software downloadable forever, but note that in this case it was just a four years old device.

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by zepto on Saturday May 01, 2021 @11:55AM (#27007275)

First gen is the operative word. That device is not representative.

4 years was an eternity in device capability at the time the first gen of the iPad was released.

I’m writing this on a 6 year old iPad Pro that I use every day. Everything runs on it, and it shows no sign of being too slow or even needing a battery replacement.

It seems like the problem has been solved.

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by splix on Sunday May 02, 2021 @12:24PM (#27016477)

It wasn't a problem with the device. It was Apple decision that one day disallowed to download existing working software. They had the software, and I don't think it was too expensive to keep it downloadable for a few more years.

Or you mean that there was a problem with Apple servers and now it's fixed?

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Re:It's your device, you should be able to repair it by zepto on Sunday May 02, 2021 @01:48PM (#27017221)

No - I mean the problem is fixed in general. Not for this specific device.

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