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Re:The optional chaining operator, “modern” browsers, and my... by saila on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:41PM (#29895747)
I don't know anything about Chromebook, but Apple devices get something like 7 years of updates, right? That seems pretty reasonable.

The first gen iPad Air mentioned in the article was released over 8 years ago and was receiving security updates through most of last year.

My mom was using a plastic MacBook from 2010 without major issues up until late 2020.

That said, I do think Apple should give you the option to completely unlock unsupported devices so that you could install Linux or something.

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Re:The optional chaining operator, “modern” browsers, and my... by IshKebab on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:44PM (#29895786)
> something like 7 years of updates, right? That seems pretty reasonable.

I think it is for OS updates, but not for something that should clearly be user-updatable like a browser.

It's not like you can even install Firefox to get around it.

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Re:The optional chaining operator, “modern” browsers, and my... by null_object on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:48PM (#29895871)
> It's not like you can even install Firefox to get around it

There are plenty of browser alternatives still compatible with iOS12 and 8-year old iPad hardware.

I have no idea how this myth has become so entrenched on HN.

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Re:The optional chaining operator, “modern” browsers, and my... by quanticle on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:42PM (#29899370)
All iOS "browsers" are mere re-skins of the native Webkit browser control. When you install "Firefox" or "Chrome" on an old iPad, you're just getting the built-in Webkit with a different UI. That's fine if you care about bookmark synchronization or where the tabs are located on the screen, but it won't help with this problem.
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Re:The optional chaining operator, “modern” browsers, and my... by pas on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:55PM (#29895967)
They don't support old iOSes, and you can't upgrade iOS obviously. So in effect these iPads are completely dead.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29895406

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