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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by marban on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:17AM (#28035595)
Plus, show me another (mobile) device maker that still provides major OS updates after 5+ years.
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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by judge2020 on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:26AM (#28035648)
Seriously. iOS 15 supports the 6s, released in 2015, and it’ll work fine assuming you put new batteries in it as the battery degrades.
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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by gbrown on Monday August 02, 2021 @08:52AM (#28035841)
That’s why I finally switched to iOS for my phone, and iPhones are quite affordable if you buy used a few generations old. Nevertheless, I couldn’t go back to OSX after years of using primarily Linux.
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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by thedougd on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:31AM (#28036990)
I agree this is important for security updates. However, Android is not monolothic. Browser, carrier services, even the phone app are updated independently of the operating system image for well into the future.
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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by fsflover on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:26AM (#28037851)
https://fairphone.com

Also GNU/Linux phones running mainline Linux kernel (but they don't exist for 5 years yet).

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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by JamesSwift on Monday August 02, 2021 @09:10AM (#28036028)
This is ultimately why I switched from android to ios. The new SE at < $200 was also a factor.
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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by lotsofpulp on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:44AM (#28037155)
The SE is $400 for 64GB, $450 for 128GB, and $550 for 256GB.

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-se

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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by JamesSwift on Monday August 02, 2021 @11:59AM (#28038384)
Theres actually a deal with walmart for verizon/AT&T customers that you can get it for... $175ish I believe now? It was $200 when I did it.

EDIT: its $149 currently https://www.walmart.com/ip/Verizon-Apple-iPhone-SE-2020-64GB...

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Re:Apple is now an antifragile company by thekyle on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:50AM (#28037214)
Yes, but you can easily find it for less than that. Here is one for $282 on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B088NQXD8T

I'm sure you could find even better deals on eBay.

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