Espressif also commits to 8 years exactly because they want to capture lazy manufacturers.
>"Espressif also commits to 8 years exactly because they want to capture lazy manufacturers."
It's not about laziness, it's about certainty, certifications, and saving money on unnecessary redevelopment and testing. If each of the ICs on your board gets discontinued every two years, and you have 20 ICs on your board, it means that you will have to go through redesign and re-testing as often as you buy components, even if you're doing ten batches a year.
https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/about/quality-and-relia...