Amazon discontinuing support for older Kindles in May

[Josieb1]

This is why I decided not to leave anything on the kindle. I have left it registered but will lock access to the store & cloud with a PIN code and remove the WiFi. If I find those two kindles have actually been removed from my Devices I can remove the PIN codes. Any books I load on it I will sideload through calibre. I’ve already lent one device out to friend with some books on it for her to read.

[pepperminttree]

It’s in no way surprising given how old those devices are, it’s a miracle they had the run they did. It’s a shame, though. Those early non touch/IR touch enabled devices unironically had much nicer, book like screens than any modern e-reader. The modern Paperwhite’s look like iPads.

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by pepperminttree

It’s in no way surprising given how old those devices are, it’s a miracle they had the run they did. It’s a shame, though. Those early non touch/IR touch enabled devices unironically had much nicer, book like screens than any modern e-reader. The modern Paperwhite’s look like iPads.

For most solid-state electronics, once they make it past the infant mortality phase, the lifespan is very long.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by pepperminttree

It’s in no way surprising given how old those devices are, it’s a miracle they had the run they did. It’s a shame, though. Those early non touch/IR touch enabled devices unironically had much nicer, book like screens than any modern e-reader. The modern Paperwhite’s look like iPads.

But as we know, this is not how how long the older Kindles will last.

[pepperminttree]

Originally Posted by DNSB

For most solid-state electronics, once they make it past the infant mortality phase, the lifespan is very long.

Definitely from just a hardware point of view, especially in older devices with better serviceable parts/batteries etc. Things get more complicated when we are talking about hardware compatibility with the shifts in security & software standards over their lifetime. Support becomes infeasible when it ultimately leads to insecure devices and/or software because of inherent or outdated hardware constraints. Those old Kindles do not support modern TLS standards, and Amazon has deemed that unsafe for access to modern store/cloud services. A Kindle might not seem like as high risk a device as a phone or laptop but any vulnerable device on your network can be a liability.

All things considered, ~10-15 years is exceptional in terms of software support for any consumer electronics.

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But as we know, this is not how how long the older Kindles will last.

You should stick to speaking for yourself, rather than others.