According to foreign media statistics, during the leadership of Jobs, iOS systems averaged 6.75 updates per 365 days, and after he left Apple's leadership position, the average number of updates per 365 days rose to 10.22 and the update frequency increased by 51%.
After Steve Jobs died of illness in October 2011, the update frequency of iOS was 48% faster than his lifetime, which means that the update frequency of iOS after Steve Jobs left the CEO before the time of death has increased , It's just not obvious.
The iOS update rate is now much higher than the Jobs era. It can be seen from the comparison of the number of updates in the year before Steve Jobs left Apple’s leadership position in the recent year. During the year before January 31 this year, iOS has updated a total of 15 Times, and in the year before Jobs left Apple's leadership position, iOS only updated six times.
Foreign media pointed out in the report that there are many reasons for the increasing frequency of iOS updates. One of the possible reasons is that more and more smart phones are being used. There are more and more applications in smart phones, and accessories are also increasing. The more, the maintenance of the operating system becomes more and more complex.