Well, the device can auto-update - this just means that it would need to be plugged in within 11 years of manufacture in order to be able to receive firmware up

Well, the device can auto-update - this just means that it would need to be plugged in within 11 years of manufacture in order to be able to receive firmware updates, not that it would break after 11 years. And reastically, the server could even eliminate that requirement by supporting old protocols just for the updating old firmware.