Part of this is bc everything is about Reoccurring, monthly revenue. It’s no longer good enough to build a great product , make a nice profit, and move on to the next iteration. A company now must generate (or extract) stable, reoccurring revenue from its products (which for a company/investors is much more appealing than onetime profits). It sucks imo, but it’s infected everything now.

> I don't know why they couldn't just raise prices and sell a device

This comment is exactly my feeling , and why for most products , is an unfortunate outcome of the reoccurring rev model.