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Todays electronics is fast. Imagine how much natural resources could be saved if manufacturers delivered software support until device is truly unusable due to hardware limitations.

This post is being written on 3 years old flagship killer that has never dropped any frame, reached 0% battery or crashed but wont get system updates anymore because...

seemingly 3 years old 7nm flagship SoC is too weak to be used for next decade?

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[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk -5 points 10 months ago (6 children)

We could have taken that approach with cars as well. Who needs more than 20HP anyway? We should have just kept repairing the Model T and been happier with what we have, right?

Maybe the EU πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί should legislate that German car companies should cease to produce new cars and instead commit to repairing what they have already produced, for free presumably?

Take your disgust at this post and now apply it to what you're talking about πŸ˜‚.

[–] DrDeadCrash@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This response is nonsensical. Auto manufacturers support their vehicles for decades after a car is made.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Your car gets serviced for free for decades after you've bought it? Damn I've been ripped off all these years.

[–] mundane@feddit.nu 3 points 10 months ago

You pay to get your car serviced but with your phone you don't even have that option. When the manufacturer drops support, you don't even have the option to pay for prolonged software support.

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