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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by alpaca128 on Monday September 26, 2022 @05:04PM (#32988379)
> In my experience, most iOS apps I've tried downloading that were last updated 2-3 years ago simply don't work.

The linked article already answered this:

    For instance, the App Store could factor in:
      - App Store ratings and reviews
      - Active developer membership
      - Historical behavior of the developer (ie. updating other apps)
      - Number of crashes
      - Number of active sessions, especially for the latest devices and platform versions
    These are all metrics that the Apple already automatically tracks
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Re:Outdated vs. Complete: In defense of apps that don’t need... by scarface74 on Monday September 26, 2022 @05:23PM (#32988641)
Apple just like most sane platforms have a deprecation policy.

First they deprecate APIs and then remove support entirely. She said herself that she had to make changes to update her code to the latest SDK.

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