The thermostat I grew up with was retired (voluntarily—it still worked) when it was ~40 years old. If the thermostat manufacturer had somehow actively broken all the light switches, lamps, etc. in my parents’ house, even 40 years after the purchase of the thermostat, they would have been criminally liable.

Safety-critical() physical infrastructure is different than internet services. Applying laws for one to the other makes no sense.

() remember when all the Nests’ batteries died at the same time one winter?