How much could it possibly cost to keep these working?

bagacrap an hour ago | parent | next [-]

If it depends on some services that are being sunset then the cost of getting them working again approximates the cost of getting them working in the first place.

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paxy 44 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The opportunity cost of people upgrading.

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tonymet 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

in theory AI can produce the ongoing software support. and the compute bill is trivial compared to even a single AI assistant customer (1/500). something doesn't add up

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htrp 2 hours ago | parent [-]

why keep the software up when you can force people to buy another every 5 years

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bagacrap an hour ago | parent [-]

These things are 15 years old. Are you still using an iPhone 4?

	▲	deathanatos 7 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Should you throw out your entire home every 1–2 years, just because a corporation would like you to? It's not a phone, so we're not necessarily expecting the lack-of-longevity we'd expect of a phone. (Although even a lot of phones are basically corp "can-you-upgrade-every-2-yr-or-more".)