> You can also stop updating firmware after few years so everyone trash old devices and buy a new one. Routers aren't really the kind of devices that become ob

> You can also stop updating firmware after few years so everyone trash old devices and buy a new one. Routers aren't really the kind of devices that become obsolete quickly though, are they? A bulk of all users will just use they one they will get from their ISP. Since the main interest of ISPs is reduce ongoing costs for support (reduce calls to hotline and sending out technicians for the setup of a new router), they should also be motivated to provide cheap, long lived routers.