anon(5630457)
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My stance is that although I understand why they do it, they don’t have to do it. They are not ‘obligated’ to do it.
This is where you're wrong. When I spend $1,000 on a device, I expect it to get timely updates for a period of time. This is INCLUDED in the purchase price. The purchase price DOES NOT stop at the hardware. The purchase price includes the hardware, timely software updates, and the expectation that any software issue will be taken care of when I own the device. Never once when I purchased a device did I think it's "benevolent" for a manufacturer to update the software because it is EXPECTED when I purchase the device.