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Celebrating World Earth Day! Share your experiences
Lizzie 7 years of updates are definitely a game changer! The 4-year updates apply from the release date. If a device is not used until a year after release, only a maximum of 3 years remain. With 7 years, you can achieve a much more reliable service life of a solid 5 years. As long as the battery holds up. 😄
If users are not willing to switch to a new device, there may be various reasons for this. Either they really want to act sustainably, cannot find the time to transfer data or have become very attached to the device and do not want a change. In addition to the desire to act sustainably, there is often a justified lack of understanding as to why a device that is physically in perfect condition needs to be replaced.
Fully agree, I'm one of those who stay on a device as long as possible. None of my devices ever broke always needed toi exchange because of lack of hardware power (outdated /too slow) or for security reasons (OS Version got too old).
And this is not only because of sustainability but also because of saving a lot of money. So if i pay 300€ per ~5 years for one device, others pay (see below) 1500 (same device) up to >5000€ (flagship devices) for flagship devices.
And to be honest if you would ask many people who for example buy always the newest device and flagship, mostlikely they don't need (the power of) it (doesn't mean to be in business case). They just "want" it and think they need it.
