[itsahoot]

This might be the reason Apple stock is falling today.

Now you know the real reason for these gloom and doom articles. If they were true people would dump Apple and get a Droid, fact is they are not.

The life cycle of a phone is two years why would you expect to run the latest and greatest software on outdated hardware? I have a 1st generation iPad that still works like it always did, probably because it can not be upgraded to the latest iOS 8.

[Dr. Sivana]

The life cycle of a phone is two years why would you expect to run the latest and greatest software on outdated hardware?

The contract term of a phone is two years. When the phone is worth about $700, I want more than two years out of it. Much of the new software (including new versions of the old, which often gets pulled) will not run on the older OSes, forcing updates.

[Gefn]

I have a 4s iPhone running OS 6, and a second generation iPad also running OS 6. No problems. Refuse to update the OS system,
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Have a ten year old iPod, a iBook computer running OS 10.3, a Mac 575 running OS 8 and a Mac Book Pro running Snow Leopard. I’m happy with all my computers.

I will probably upgrade my phone when my contract expires this Fall, reluctantly. I like the old graphics interface, I don’t care for the new one.

That’s why I bought the stock. Love the product, and thought it would be a good investment for when I’m a senior citizen.