Original iPhone Will Soon Be 'Obsolete' In Apple Retail StoresThe original iPhone will soon be considered obsolete in Apple Retail Stores according to an internal Apple document shared by 9to5Mac. Products considered 'obsolete' are ineligible for service parts and documentation at retail stores and cannot be repaired at mail-in AppleCare Repair Centers. Apple typically makes products 'obsolete' or 'vintage' five years after they are discontinued, though there are some exceptions where required by law. The original iPhone went on sale in June 2007 and was discontinued in July 2008 when the iPhone 3G was released. Other Apple products that will be considered 'vintage' as of June 11, 2013 include the mid-2007 models of the iMac, the late 2006 model Xserve, and the original Mac Pro. 9to5Mac has the list of newly minted vintage and obsolete products, while Apple maintains a list of all products named vintage or obsolete going back to the Apple II. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Independent Game Developer Pranks Pirates With 'Game Dev Tycoon' • Microsoft Commercial Pits Apple Against Samsung to Tout Windows Phone • Square Register App Updated With Barcode Scanning, Order Modifiers and Other Improvements • New Report Details Inside Look at San Francisco Police Department Undercover Stolen iPhone Sting • AltWWDC Offers Free Alternative for Developers Without WWDC Tickets • 'LEGO Batman: DC Super Heroes' Hits iOS App Store • Apple Sends Press 'Decade of iTunes' Anniversary Keepsake with 100 Free Songs • Popular Read-Later App Instapaper Sold to Betaworks
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