Tencent Digital (Shawn) According to the Japanese technology website Mac Otakara, Apple will list all iPhone 4 models, 13-inch MacBook Air (late 2010) and AirPort Time Capsule (2009 mid-year) as "obsolete" on the 31st of this month. And discontinued products."
For outdated and discontinued products, Apple will no longer provide hardware services. According to Apple's description, outdated products refer to products that have been discontinued for 5-7 years, while discontinued products are products that have been discontinued for more than 7 years. It is reported that several new products have been released between 2009 and 2010.
Although this report refers to the case of the Japanese market, this list should also be extended to the United States, Australia, Canada, and the rest of Asia Pacific/Europe.
Last month, Apple had already eliminated the global CDMA version of the iPhone 4. At the same time, iMac (mid 2009), Mac mini (2010), and 15/17-inch MacBook Pro (mid-2010) have recently become obsolete models.
In software compatibility, Apple's new desktop operating system, macOS Sierra, is still compatible with the MacBook Air (late 2010), but the iPhone 4 can only be upgraded to iOS 7.1.2.
It is worth mentioning that Apple's current MacBook Air model has been released for 584 days, and an upgraded version equipped with a USB-C interface is expected to be released as early as this month.
Source: MacRumors