Apple, These Macs Aren't 'Obsolete'

Re:Apple, These Macs Aren't 'Obsolete' by metadat on Saturday September 28, 2024 @10:35PM (#41684427)

The relevant difference between cars and computers in this case is what, exactly? They are both high-tech, require a lot of resources to manufacture, and can remain useful over a long period of time.

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Re:Apple, These Macs Aren't 'Obsolete' by dlachausse on Saturday September 28, 2024 @10:46PM (#41684463)

They are dramatically different industries.

Let me reiterate, what computer manufacturer provides Apple’s level of support for more than 7 years?

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Re:Apple, These Macs Aren't 'Obsolete' by pjmlp on Sunday September 29, 2024 @06:18AM (#41686313)

Plenty, when you pay enterprise support contracts, but Apple doesn't do enterprise actually.

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Re:Apple, These Macs Aren't 'Obsolete' by joshstrange on Sunday September 29, 2024 @08:09AM (#41686763)

Please provide some examples, because the few programs I’ve found (enterprise-level and not cheap, example: Dell ProSupport Plus) all end at a max of 5 years after purchase date.

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Re:Apple, These Macs Aren't 'Obsolete' by pjmlp on Sunday September 29, 2024 @08:33AM (#41686890)

That would be breaking NDAs.

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Re:Apple, These Macs Aren't 'Obsolete' by bigfatkitten on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @03:51AM (#41705722)

Google is out of the Chromebook hardware market, but they provides ChromeOS updates for 10 years on current machines.

https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en

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