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Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use by jiggunjer on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @07:37AM (#15694492)
My phone doesn't become obsolete because of that. It's because I'm not allowed to use many apps without updating them after a certain time. These newer versions are slower and use more resources. Even with regular updates my phone would be unusable after enough userland development.
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Re:There are over a billion outdated Android devices in use by gsich on Tuesday November 14, 2017 @02:06PM (#15698133)
An unfixed remote code execution (lets say through the SSID, exaggerated example) doesn't make your device obsolete?

The software update case you wrote is a good example of planned (or accepted) obsolescence by the developer.

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