Just because there're new iterations of well known tech coming each year doesn't mean they're SO much better than the old one and worth the price - that's only

Just because there're new iterations of well known tech coming each year doesn't mean they're SO much better than the old one and worth the price - that's only what companies want you to believe. It's not in their business to sell you a simple refrigerator that will last 20 years - it's better to either make it last 5 years or make you believe that you're living like a caveman with refrigerator that doesn't have a touch screen and isn't connected to the Internet.