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Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by t43562 on Sunday February 26, 2023 @03:50AM (#34944081)
The companies just do what people want - new phones, more capabilities. People will pay up for new physical gadget but not support, so the money is only coming from making new models. The number of old models gets bigger all the time but the number of people updating the software cannot because they have to be paid for by the sales of the new models.
Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by ClumsyPilot on Sunday February 26, 2023 @08:56AM (#34945566)
> People will pay up for new physical gadget but not support

I have a windows license I paid for like 10 years ago, I upgraded windows 7 to 8 to 10 and now to 11 for free.

Re:Nokia launches DIY repairable budget Android phone by t43562 on Monday February 27, 2023 @03:18AM (#34954211)
OK, but how many people soldier on with the old version? Programmers have to be paid every month whether or not people decide to renew.