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Originally Posted by JSWolf
end-of-life is when the company (in this case, Amazon) stops supporting the device with updates.
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I think, in this case, "end-of-life" is when the device no longer works for its intended purpose. As far as I know, all Kindle models can still access Amazon and be used to download books stored at your individual account — unlike the Kobo WiFi. Fairly recently (a year and a half ago?) Amazon updated the security on their older models so they could continue accessing books stored on Amazon.com. I know all Kindles I own (4NT, original Touch, Keyboard, Basic 8th Gen, Voyage and PW 2 and 3) can access my account. (I think Kobo is exceptional here, too, btw.)
Personally I wish I could have frozen my Voyage at 9.5.7 (like I did my PW3) because that release works better for me than do the newer releases (especially with Send-to-Kindle documents).