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>>skille+(OP)
Committing to 7 years is a big step! Apple does't commit to its support timeline at all and seems to average around 6 years, so this is more firm and also longer.

I would like to see Apple respond by committing to their timeframe but they won't.

>>withzo+Lg
To me what's interesting is that Google feel the need to make a commitment, and Apple don't.

Apple isn't perfect, but they have a good track record of providing updates/security patches and in general supporting the hardware they put into the world. On the other hand Android updates have been a mess forever, and Google have a reputation of pulling the rug from under customers that adopt their products.

I have more faith in Apple delivering six years of updates for my iPhone without a formal commitment, than I do in Google delivering seven years even with this statement. I wonder how many other people feel the same.