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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
Hasn't Apple been doing this for years? The difference between 6 and 7 years is hardly a line in the sand, especially considering the quality issues the Pixel has had.

>>bdcrav+Zl
The point is that Apple makes no public commitment about how long any particular iPhone model will be supported for.

Some of the models in the range have had relatively longer or shorter periods of support.

An iPhone 5 got less than a 5S. An iPhone 6 got less than a 6S.

>>daveoc+qn
You’re right. We only have 15 years of data showing Apple tends to provide excellent support. Without a published commitment they could move to a one year model any day.

On the other hand Google put out a press release!

Come on, this seems unnecessarily harsh given Apple has been the industry leader in how long they provide software and security updates for their phones.

>>MBCook+up
According the Wikipedia, the iPhone 4 got only 4 years of updates (released in 2010, last update with iOS 7.1.2 in 2014). And Apple was still selling it in 2015.

That's maybe the worst example but it illustrates the difference between "typical" and a guarantee.