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2018/2019 models are losing #Apple support.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/06/the-case-for-and-against-macos-15-sequoia-being-the-final-release-for-intel-macs/

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  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org
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    5 months ago

    On the other hand, I can put an open OS on my Android and get security updates long after the manufacturer has abandoned it. Can’t do that with an iPhone. (But honestly, few Android devices make it easy, and none that I know of allow every little part of the system to be supported this way.)

    It’s about time we started legally requiring manufacturers to unlock our hardware when support ends, and release the driver specs ahead of time, so the open software community can take over support. The unending accumulation of e-waste due to nothing more than abandoned software is unforgivable.

    This goes hand-in-hand with the right to repair.

    • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      You can format the Mac and put Linux on it and get updates forever as well.

      Edit: or you could when it was x86… not sure where Mx stand on that.

    • Grimpen@lemmy.ca
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      5 months ago

      100% agree. You’re not selling the hardware anymore, leave it in an unlocked state. Same with games.

    • Brahms@chaos.social
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      5 months ago

      @mox @manualoverride while I absolutely agree with your position, also keep in mind that this has security implications.

      Beside the fact that most vendors dont even use all the patches available from AOSP, no custom ROM project can backport all patches. Sooner or later this means there are devices that cant be securely used anymore, unless someone does the effort.

      a vendor concept with a subscription could solve this I guess or enough support for an open project e.g. @GrapheneOS

      • GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social
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        5 months ago

        @brahms @mox @manualoverride

        OEM support for the device is needed because an alternate OS cannot provide firmware updates otherwise. In practice, driver updates also come from the OEM. Providing the Android Open Source Project backports is nowhere close to full security patches. It’s unfortunate that most alternate operating systems mislead users about this by setting an inaccurate Android security patch level field, not being honest about what’s missing and downplaying the importance of it.