alt Hacker NewsI understand you’re being sarcastic, but yes, eventually technology gets better so a manufacturer refreshes their product line. This is extremely common in many industries.
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SoftTalker • yesterday at 6:05 PM
They do but they continue to service the old lines for quite a long time. This is not consumer grade equipment, it represents a large capital expense and also at stake is valuable inventory. The consumer "you're SOL when the warranty expires" approach won't fly.
lowbloodsugar • yesterday at 5:40 PM
"French supermarkets hacked because this is common in many industries". Maybe it should not be common? Maybe selling internet connected industrial plant means those things must be supported forever?
And in some industries it's extremely common to not replace something every time something newer and maybe even better is available.
We fix it when it breaks. We replace it when even the aftermarket doesn't supply the parts to keep it working.