Article here - If you don't subscribe to The Register, do so. They're funny. Everything stops receiving updates eventually. Understandable. Google offers 6.5 years of updates for devices. However, those years of updates start from when the product was originally released. I've dealt with products like that before. Is there a real suggestion for how to release updates in a way considered 'fair' - We could be like Microsoft, and release updates and patches for 10+ years until even they say "Hey, you really need to stop using XP."
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