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Re:Pixel 8 Pro by hyperhopper on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:48PM (#37774382)
> No one is forcing you to buy anything you don’t want.

Yes they are, by refusing to release security updates for older models.

I don't want to buy a new phone, but likely will have to due to support ending so they can sell more high margin hardware.

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Re:Pixel 8 Pro by chaostheory on Thursday October 05, 2023 @10:19AM (#37778951)
The life cycle of Apple Phones for updates is 6 years. On Android, it’s about 2 - 6 years.

If you don’t like the terms, go with a Linux distro phone

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Re:Pixel 8 Pro by hyperhopper on Saturday October 07, 2023 @01:20PM (#37803574)
For Google it's been consistently 3 years lately.

Also Linux distro phones aren't practical ways to participate in society unfortunately.

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