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Originally Posted by AnemicOak
Is a device that works perfectly fine abandoned just because it doesn't get all the new bells and whistles which may or may not all run properly on it? They still offer support on the old devices so I don't think they can be called abandoned. I mean we'd all like the latest and greatest on all of our old tech, but is it realistic and for how long are they to be expected to spend development time on old devices that work fine as is?
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People fail to understand that updating an OS isn't always the best thing for a device. Some devices would run slower or have issues with an updated OS, partially due to hardware, like a processor not designed to run with a given OS.
Eventually the HD's processor will be under powered to run a new version of the OS. It happens to every device at some point, so I can see why updates are not always made availible to sone devices. This is one reason why smartphones practically need to be repurchased every 2 years or soif you want to be able to run the newest apps. New OS and apps tend to take up more memory and use more of the processor's power.
It's called tech/faeature creep. Sure, maybe a some early updates would help (and they often do provide those) but after year or two there is little to be gained.