> So developers have roughly 9 months to update their apps or they won't run on 5 year old hardware? This doesn't sound as devastating as some of the tweets and headlines would imply
Older apps that users have paid money for a while back, that work and are in use right now, but that developers haven't received much income for in years since everyone that wanted them has already bought them, will stop working for users that upgrade their device.
Cue user complaints, but no extra money coming to deal with them.
Apple have unilaterally decided it's time to burn something; developers have roughly 9 months to choose whether it is their time and money or their users' possessions that get burned.
Older apps that users have paid money for a while back, that work and are in use right now, but that developers haven't received much income for in years since everyone that wanted them has already bought them, will stop working for users that upgrade their device.
Cue user complaints, but no extra money coming to deal with them.
Apple have unilaterally decided it's time to burn something; developers have roughly 9 months to choose whether it is their time and money or their users' possessions that get burned.