• eee@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    oh no, they can no longer sell a phone that’s 3 years old, how will they survive?

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      1 year ago

      a phone that’s 3 years old

      Correct. This article pertains to the three year old iPhone that was discontinued two days ago. You understand that Apple doesn’t just sell base model iPhones for one year, right? They are sold for two additional refresh cycles. So the iPhone 12 was still being officially sold by Apple until two days ago. Just like how the iPhone 13 will continue being sold until next year when the iPhone 16 comes out.

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      1 year ago

      If this is confirmed they will probably need to recall and replace a significant percentage of all the phones they sold 3 years ago. in the last 3 years.

      Edit: made comment more accurate.

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      1 year ago

      The next question is if these countries will require apple to refund or replace each of these devices.