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0 pointsjustinclift1y ago0 comments

> There is so much PC based garbage that ends up in the eWaste trash destroyed way before years ...

So you're saying people should just accept their old iPads can't have a meaningful life after iPadOS support ends?

And that's because "Apple doesn't want them to", so that's it. No questions asked, just accept the results?

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What are you talking about? Its not like the iPad shuts off as soon as year 9 rolls around. The iPad still runs and can be used for many more years.

walterbell1y ago

Apps aren't updated. Web browsing is unsafe.

nebula88041y ago

In your other comment you laid out potential uses for a "unlocked" ipad

  web browser 
  IoT control panel
  video conferencing
  photo frame
  e-reader
  kiosk

The bottom 5 don't really need updates and if Android tablets are anything to go by (looking at you Nexus 10) arguably will work better running on top Apple software instead of whatever half baked garbage gets dumped out of the major distros or "custom rom" makers.

For web browsing, a nine year old tablet will arguably be slow as molasses for the content that would be on the web nine years from now. We have seen this with using old desktop computers to browse the web.

Your argument is pretty weak. There is a whole lot of work to make this happen among not only Apple but the OSS community for almost no gain. The community's time time would be better spent getting fundamentals of Linux Desktop working well so that maybe one day in our lives it really will be the Year of the Linux Desktop™.

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0 pointsjustinclift1y ago0 comments

> There is so much PC based garbage that ends up in the eWaste trash destroyed way before years ...

So you're saying people should just accept their old iPads can't have a meaningful life after iPadOS support ends?

And that's because "Apple doesn't want them to", so that's it. No questions asked, just accept the results?

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nebula88041y ago

What are you talking about? Its not like the iPad shuts off as soon as year 9 rolls around. The iPad still runs and can be used for many more years.

walterbell1y ago

Apps aren't updated. Web browsing is unsafe.

nebula88041y ago

In your other comment you laid out potential uses for a "unlocked" ipad

  web browser 
  IoT control panel
  video conferencing
  photo frame
  e-reader
  kiosk

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