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I don’t think planned obsolescence has a time line.
It’s more to do with the manufacturer making a decision to pull support.
Windows 11 is pulling the same stunt.
Linux distros however have no such problem.
Apple should have more than just an arbitrary reason to drop support.
Your post misses the entire point.
While us nerds can work out problems and use a terminal, it doesn’t mean we’re happy to spend our time trouble shooting instead of actually getting shit done.
And the fact that so many of these basic issues should exist in the first place leaves one with the sour taste that they have to hold the OS’s hand forever.