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Originally Posted by bugeyed
I love it when people make statements like "So why bother getting this now when it'll be worthless by the middle of the year?", as if the thing will stop working when a new model comes out. Why not wait 2 or 3 years & get whatever is new then, 'cause the Android 3.0 devices will be useless when Android xx arrives. Makes no sense to me! I am having too much fun playing with my rooted Nook Color. We should be seeing Froyo for it soon & I hope I can get some quality time with it before it becomes "worthless". 
Cheers,
kev |
Exactly.
They'll always be something newer/fresher/hotter, and unless you have more money than God, you're never going to be able to keep up-- so you can just enjoy it while you have it.
Technology is changing faster than the speed of light (practically), and your device will most certainly always be trumped by something else sooner rather than later.
The way I look at it is, if it still does everything I wanted it to when I bought it, then there's no real reason to upgrade or lust after something else.
It's almost like buying a car. It still drives doesn't it? You don't trade it in when the new model comes out every fall, do you?
Most changes are superficial for the most part anyway. Slimmer, lighter, prettier screen, etc.