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It’s up to app developers how many ios versions they wish to support, Microsoft could choose to support all versions ever created if they wished

the only beef you could have with apple would be they ever released new ios versions at all, not sure if t hey would feel it innovative to stop developing

Apple had absolutely NOTHING to do with Microsoft choosing to no longer support out of date iOS levels. Apple doesn't own Microsoft, nor their software. You have to recognize and accept that as technology moves forward things that once worked, may not work in the future. If you need MS Apps to work on your iPad, you need a newer iPad or to find apps which are not MS apps, which are still supported on your older device. This is only going to get worse as time marches forward.

Finally, if your iPad is stuck on iOS 10.3.3, it's an iPad 4. iPad 4 was released in 2012. That was 7 years ago, not 2 - 3 years ago. A new iPad purchased 2 - 3 years ago is still fully supported, so your assertion you should have to buy a new iPad every 2 - 3 years is completely false.

Technology constantly moves at a quick and consistent pace.

Especially mobile device technology.

You have a late 2012 iPad 4th generation.

While you were using that iPad 4th generation, which is a nearly 7-year old device, now, Apple kept releasing new mobile device products and iOS versions every single year.

No tech company supports their older technologies forever. NONE!

The older mobile hardware cannot handle the newer operating software, at some stage.

Your iPad 4th gen is an all 32-bit device running all 32-bit apps.

Apple and 3rd party developers have moved onto 64-bit technology hardware and software, now.

Making all 6, 7 and 8-year old Apple mobile devices completely incompatible, now.

As a matter of fact, Apple supports their older mobile devices longer than anyone else.

Usually Apple supports their older devices for 4-5 years and app developers support older Apple mobile devices even longer.

While my older iPads have not kept all apps updated, like you about 80-85% of all my installed apps are still receiving regular and daily updates.

There are still many 3rd party iOS App developers still supporting iOS 10 and earlier, but many 3rd party app developers made their own decisions to move on and develop their apps for the future of Apple devices and hardware.

Technology will continue to always move ahead and always get better and faster, while not necessarily getting cheaper.

Doesn't make older Apple mobile devices suddenly useless because of that!

Any of the other tablet makers only supports their older devices for 2-3 years!

Some cheapo tablet makers support their devices for even a lesser timeframe.

You were very lucky.

Your iPad 4th generation got one more year of iOS support with iOS 10.3.3.

My iPad 2 and my wife’s iPad 3 are both stopped at iOS 9.3.5, a year earlier than your iPad 4.

The iPad 3 was only 6 months older than the 4th gen iPad

I still use my iPad 2 and my wife still uses her iPad 3 daily and we both still get plenty of 3rd party app updates!

We get plenty of use out of our older iPads, even though I own and use an over 3-year old iPad Pro model.

You are simply not being realistic about technology devices. Especially mobile tech which moves about as fast as the automobile industry.