Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
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Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#2I wonder what the active device threshold is for them to make the decision to patch an operating system from a decade ago.
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#3Am I supposed to be impressed by this? This is part of the Apple experience: long-term updates in exchange for absurdly high markups up-front. I'd be impressed if the markup got lowered and iDevices still got such updates, but that's not happening.
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#4To be clear: the phone is from 2015, not the exploit chain.
Related: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cor...
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#5I wonder what the active device threshold is for them to make the decision to patch an operating system from a decade ago.
Probably recent active exploitation
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#6Am I supposed to be impressed by this? This is part of the Apple experience: long-term updates in exchange for absurdly high markups up-front. I'd be impressed if the markup got lowered and iDevices still got such updates, but that's not happening.
Yes because if it helps keep devices in use longer it helps reduce waste and the planetary impacts of a culture of disposable products.
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#7Am I supposed to be impressed by this? This is part of the Apple experience: long-term updates in exchange for absurdly high markups up-front. I'd be impressed if the markup got lowered and iDevices still got such updates, but that's not happening.
The bar has become incredibly low, it’s true. I could argue that’s all the more reason for recognizing when these monoliths do the right thing, but I would probably struggle to claim they deserve any of it at this point.
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#8Am I supposed to be impressed by this? This is part of the Apple experience: long-term updates in exchange for absurdly high markups up-front. I'd be impressed if the markup got lowered and iDevices still got such updates, but that's not happening.
Well. You can buy iPhone 6S for $50. How much cheaper did you want it?
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#9Am I supposed to be impressed by this? This is part of the Apple experience: long-term updates in exchange for absurdly high markups up-front. I'd be impressed if the markup got lowered and iDevices still got such updates, but that's not happening.
I mean there’s loads of Android stuff in Apple-adjacent price brackets that haven’t seen the tiniest hint of an update in many years…
Re: Apple releases iOS 15.8.7 to fix Coruna exploit for iPhone 6S from 2015
#10Am I supposed to be impressed by this? This is part of the Apple experience: long-term updates in exchange for absurdly high markups up-front. I'd be impressed if the markup got lowered and iDevices still got such updates, but that's not happening.
Absurdly high markups? They just released a very good laptop for $599. The Galaxy S26 Ultra is $1299. The OnePlus 15 is $999. A Dell XPS 16 with 32gb ram is over $2000.
I won’t argue that they charge a premium for memory and nvme, but I have never felt like I overpaid for my MacBooks or iPhones, in part because they last so long.