More recently, Apple has published information based on statistics, which many took as a guide from the company and have been actively discussed. Apple believes that buying its products for the first time, customers will use for four years devices running OS X and tvOS and within three years the device on iOS and watchOS. Argue with that statement can be infinite.
Let's start with my personal example. My first iPhone has been updated in a year. Maybe it's in my profession, and increased interest in smartphones, but go ahead. My first and only tablet from Apple, iPad mini, was bought immediately after the release in 2012. I use it to this day and did not even plan to update it. The reason that iPad users are in no hurry to buy the new model was discussed repeatedly. It seems only a serious breakdown of the tablet from Apple iPad may force the owner to look at new models.
Let's go further. I have an Apple TV third generation. I plan to buy one or even two of the fourth generation of consoles, but this does not mean that I will not use more than the old consoles. Most likely, it will go to perform their functions in the kitchen. Finally, I have two MacBook Pro. One released in 2008, with the help of it, I'm writing this text, the other was released in 2009. If you've been reading us, you can remember, like my younger Mac got the SSD-drive and a new life.
Probably, Apple had in mind that three years later the iPhone or iPad are worn down, and you, as the user wants to update the devices for the new features and performance. It can work with the iPhone, but it does not work with the iPad. As for the Mac, they can please their owners far longer than 4 years, I know it by his example.
Apple also mentioned devices running watchOS. Today, we know only one device watchOS under control - it's smart watch Apple Watch. For example, the housing and the glass Apple Watch Sport can wear out over 3 years. But what to do after three years the owners of Apple Watch in steel with sapphire crystal? For some reason, expensive watches that look good, you need to stop using? For three years, these watches can come into disrepair battery, but battery replacement hours - this is the most common.
If your iOS device are no longer relevant after three years, for which so actively Apple sells refurbished iPhone? Suppose that this year you decide to change your iPhone 5 on the iPhone 6s. iPhone 5, which is already more than three years, you can sell it for 15 thousand rubles. It should also be noted that this amount is twice as much that you're willing to pay for a contemporary of the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3. The person who bought your iPhone 5 can use it a couple of years, and he will do it with great pleasure.
There is a big difference between how long something will be "modern", and how long you want to use it. Electronic devices may not be a good investment if you do not take into account the functions that they perform for you. At the same time, Apple's devices are valued much longer than devices from other manufacturers. Even the iPhone 4 and iPad 2, released in 2010, has not yet been impaired and find their users.
What would like to say to all this? After Apple released its communication, many took it too seriously. Do not assume that the iPhone or Apple Watch can not last you longer than three years. Perhaps you want to change these devices due to the fact that the new smart phones and watches have become much more interesting, and the latest software update to turn your once fast gadget floppy junk. But this does not mean that all the iPhone 5 should immediately go to the dump along with the Apple TV, and the third generation of a huge number of Mac computers.
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