Our homes, our cars, our jobs — these are things we may often take for granted, but they tend to last us for quite some time. But what about things like your cell phone? We have some news for you.
It wasn’t so long ago – in 2018, to be exact – that Apple announced that their new iOS 11 would only be good on 64-bit devices, thereby making older iPhones, including the iPhone 5 and 5C as well as other devices, essentially obsolete. That also meant that some games and apps on these phones would no longer work.
At the time, Apple’s iOS11 operating system came with a new App store and interface but removed the support for their 32-bit apps and phones. Ultimately that meant that anyone with an iPhone 5 or 5C wouldn’t be able to receive software updates or important security fixes. This applied to the iPad 4, as well.
The idea of iPhones going out of date is common among different industries. It’s also the case in a data center industry. In fact, data centers more than seven-years-old are considered out of date as per Green Computing norms. However, the average life of a data center is nine years.
This also means the obsolescence risk increases for all iPhone users; the time will almost certainly arrive when their phone may not be able to receive the updates or download some apps even if they have the 64-bit system. In any case, all apps that are on a phone that are coded only for a 32-bit system will no longer work once they update their phones to iOS12.
Along with iPhones becoming outdated and irrelevant, there are many other things out there that lose their value after use. The Insider says divorce rates are common but getting a lesser price than what you’d expect for turning in your diamond is even more common. Most jewelers tend to get their diamonds they sell on consignment from a wholesale seller. They probably wouldn’t buy a diamond from a private seller because that would force them to invest in the diamond.
iPhones, diamonds, and data centers — while they are super reliable and important to us, their value can decrease over time. Is there anything in your home that you think might go out-of-date after some time?
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Smart people are starting to abandon “smart” phones.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/04/20/flip-phones-are-back-less-distracting-and-lot-cheaper-than-smartphone.html
Some of us never adopted them in the first place
But, even flip phone users are now getting hit by silicone valley’s greedy planned obsolescence.
A 3G (generation 3) cell phone won’t work on the new 4G networks.
iPhones are designed to become obsolete. You can’t even make minor repairs on them yourself. It isn’t that the repair isn’t possible, it is the fact that Apple won’t sell you the part.
Apple constantly offers phone purchase credits to get people to turn in their old phone, and upgrade to the next one. Coworkers who weren’t even saving enough for retirement were upgrading every year.
I am still using a Samsung phone I’ve had for over 6.5 years. I have replaced the charging cover for $5, and replaced the battery twice for less than $8 a piece. I figured up that the phone itself has cost me 0.21 cents a day.