Note that it's 8 years since first release. Which means that the device you buy brand-new might only have 6 years left if it was first released 2 years ago — ev

Note that it's 8 years since first release. Which means that the device you buy brand-new might only have 6 years left if it was first released 2 years ago — even if it was assembled just a month ago. E.g., you can't even use the Manufacture Date from the box to tell how long the thing will be supported for. There's already plenty of articles about how to check these expiration dates. When it was 5 years, it was effectively common that the thing you buy at Best Buy as a brand new device, would actually only have 3 years worth of support — if it was initially released two years prior.