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Smartphones have a very different upgrade cycle than a SOHO router. Customers have been trained to upgrade their phone every two years by the cell phone carrier
by wnevets 11y ago
Smartphones have a very different upgrade cycle than a SOHO router. Customers have been trained to upgrade their phone every two years by the cell phone carriers.
- busterarm 11y agoGiven the substantial drop-off in build quality that I've seen over the years since the first G routers until maybe _very_ recently, I'm not so sure about this statement. I've got v1-4 WRT54Gs that are still going strong while I've seen several dozen newer routers shit themselves over the years. Also, why do we NEED to upgrade phones every 2 years?
- wnevets 11y ago>Given the substantial drop-off in build quality that I've seen over the years since the first G routers until maybe _very_ recently, I'm not so sure about this statement. This is just another reason for more competition from a company like google. The only reason most people know their router exist is because they have to turn it off and on when their wifi gets slow or it dies. Its not a status symbol like an iphone for example. >Also, why do we NEED to upgrade phones every 2 years? Because everyone wants the new hotness. Can you imagine trying to use the first iphone in 2015?
- busterarm 11y agoNo, but I can imagine comfortably using a 4S. The 6 is going to have even longer usability.
- wnevets 11y agoand you're on hacker news and not the typical consumer. An out of style status symbol isn't a very good one. No one is buying beats headphones because of the amazing sound quality.