Hardware products used to be supported for 15 years, then 10 years, then 7 years, then 5 years… … Now nobody knows. I guess h/w mfr. saw what s/w vendors do wrt

Hardware products used to be supported for 15 years, then 10 years, then 7 years, then 5 years… … Now nobody knows. I guess h/w mfr. saw what s/w vendors do wrt their products, and figured they can you do the same. SaaS is worse, you are only supported until you pay. Accumulation of benefits, shifting of responsibilities, the American way.