During this year 2019 the iMac that happens to swell the list of obsolete or vintage products of the Cupertino company is the precious iMac late 2012. These teams were the change from the "thicker" iMac to the thin iMac on the sides to previously unsuspected limits, but with a little "belly" in the middle.
The truth is that I am a brand new owner of this equipment and when I see the word vintage or obsolete it gives me a chill all over my body. These teams withstand the passage of time very well -more if you add a ssd and some extra RAM- and now Apple could extend the period of repairs as happens with other of its old devices.
The software holds, the components hold, the repairs… maybe too
And in this case, as happened with other Mac models or Apple devices added to the list of obsolete or vintage devices, they are still useful today for many users, such as my case. That is why I am happy to read that these iMac from late 2012 that today work perfectly with the latest version of macOS 10.14.2 They could continue to receive official technical support at Apple Stores or authorized resellers for repairs for a longer time.
The important thing is that this year these iMac (the first thinnest) will fall into the category of old and obsolete so they will surely stop receiving software updates for the next version of macOS released after WWDC. On the other hand, it is good that you enter the program in which there are already other computers such as the MacBook Air from mid-2012, the Mac Pro and the MacBook Pro models launched in mid-2012/2013 and the iPhone 4s and 5 that They still have the option of having them repaired at the official company stores.