I had an iPad that Appled forced into obsolecence. I had to throw a perfectly ok piece of hardware on the trash because it was madr unusable by the manufacturer. It's the main reason I despise Apple, including its hardware.

I replaced it with a Samsung A7. It's even better than the iPad as I could sideload a manga reader that syncs with Komga, amazing stuff to read manga.

And I can install LineageOS if need be.

Objectively a better choice than iPad for me.

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jonchang 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why wouldn't you just recycle it instead of throwing it in the trash? Seems wasteful.

	▲	surgical_fire 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I threw it into a recycle bin for electronic devices. Also called trash.

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boppo1 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How did apple make it unusable? What model?

	▲	signal11 8 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yes, I was wondering about this. Old iPads running iPad OS 15 received updates last month. So even an iPad Air 2 from 2014 could receive updates in 2026. The big issue with old iPads though is that apps drop support for older iPad OS versions. Usually their older versions do keep working, though.
	▲	surgical_fire 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I don't remember the model. It waa purchased in 2012. Thrown into the trash circa 2019. 7 years lifespan. My Samsung A7 is nearly there.

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tracerbulletx 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

wtf are you talking about apple supports their devices significantly longer than android..

	▲	surgical_fire 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is meaningless when LineageOS exists. My Samsung tablet will have a much longer lifespan thanks to that.