Apple Expects Your iPhone To Expire In Three Years

There is no mythical ‘self-destruct’ chip inside Apple’s hardware, but Cupertino has acknowledged that it believes its hardware has a definitive life span. And the suggested life feels rather on the low side.

A recent update to its environmental policy’s QnA section addresses the question of how long an Apple device is expected to remain in use. Your iPhone’s productive life cycle will be up at the three-year mark, as will the Apple Watch; while your OSX and AppleTV devices will get an extra twelve months to reach the four-year mark. To quote Apple:

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