Android phone makers in particular are known for refusing to update their phones for more than a minimal amount of time. I literally just had to buy a new phone because my Pixel 2, which was working fine, is no longer receiving security updates. Allegedly one of the main reasons phone makers don't update phones is that the processor, chipset and modem makers don't provide long term support for their firmware blobs and a mix of free and proprietary build tools. Eric
On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 7:14 PM Jason Self <[1][email protected]> wrote: We're looking for articles describing specific instances of planned obsolescence in computing which relate somehow to nonfree software. If you know of an example which is not listed in [2]https://gnu.org/malware/proprietary-obsolescence.html please mail the URL to [3][email protected] so we can list it there. _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [4][email protected] [5]https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discus s -- Eric Schultz, Developer and FOSS Advocate [6]wwahammy.com [7][email protected] @wwahammy Pronouns: He/his/him References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. https://gnu.org/malware/proprietary-obsolescence.html 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. mailto:[email protected] 5. https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss 6. http://wwahammy.com/ 7. mailto:[email protected]
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