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Originally Posted by DNSB
Hmm... my Kobo Touch was purchased summer 2011 and is still getting the latest updates. How is the support for the Kindle 4 and Kindle Touch that were introduced in autumn 2011?
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1. That's exceptional that Kobo is doing that.
2. It's totally above and beyond what I would expect
Do you guys realize how abysmal e-reader hardware was 9-10 years ago?
You don't actually want a company going much out of their way to support something so ancient - at least at some point. Eventually, resources are much better expended on newer and better and more capable hardware and features.
I don't use *any* screen based/tech product that is from 2011 or older honestly. It has gotten a lot better since then, on basically any product line (e-reader or otherwise)
I think anything in the realm of 4-7 years is very fair for termination of support of the latest updates.
We must remember that "not getting new features" doesn't necessarily render the device unusable either. In some circumstances or with some features it *might* (library integration or a particular App perhaps), but that's a side concern.