> makes the shelf life of their products relatively short I don't know if this really holds, when you look at the bigger picture. As for me I've owned an iPad

> makes the shelf life of their products relatively short I don't know if this really holds, when you look at the bigger picture. As for me I've owned an iPad 3rd gen (the first "Retina" iPad) from late 2012 to late 2016. Then I owned an iPad Air 2 from late 2016 to this day... and I've decided to wait to see if they redesign the base iPad model (not Air) late this year - and if not then upgrade to the new AIR. So that's 2 iPads between late 2012 to late 2022. 10 YEARS. Sounds pretty reasonable to me. Considering how fast tech and software is moving these days if you can get 4-5 years out of your tablet AS A TECH USER that's pretty darn good. If it was my Grandma, she'd probably still get to use my iPad Air 2 for another few years... I don't see how it's different for other Apple products. The MINI's from 2012 are still being sold at a decent price and are very much sought after - Apple users love to use them as media servers. The M1 Mini likely will have a LOOOONG life ahead of them. Mine will probably resell in a heart beat even couples years from now.