Your decision.
I have made it. Thanks.
I gave you options.
I said thank you
Electronics technology will never be like an automobile.
I said it was not a good analogy.
Constant improvements in electronics and hardware and software cannot be handled by older, aging technology.
Are you still using a computer from the 1990's or earlier for both use and to get on the Internet?
We are not discussing a 30yo device.
Are you still using a TV from the 1960s-2000s?
We are not discussing a device from 20-60 years ago.
What about older music gear?
Yes. High-end HiFi from a great maker that still provides support and confidence, is worth more than I paid for it (and sounds better than anything you get easily online).
Old Appliances? Yes. Some are 15 - 25 yo and were bought as good quality items, not cheap, not throw-away. They still do the job they were bought for and do it well without updates or new chips.
Even cars.
Are you still regularly driving an old car? Yes. In addition to our 4yo car we have a 20yo Swedish vehicle that we use interchangeably and which performs beautifully and gives as much pleasure as our more sophisticated newer car. I can still get parts and service with no difficulty. It came from a manufacturer that looks after past customers as well as looking forward. Good business practise.
It is the same with any technology. Everything keeps up with the pace of the modern world and doesn't stay stagnate.
If it did, NO company that makes stuff would make any long term money/profits and would not survive!
Not true. There is a major economic sector that depends on maintaining and improving older items. Manufacturers that support their products and customers do better. We exist to live happily not to maintain a roller coaster.
AND, in the year 2020, we would all be using technology from 20-30 years, ago, or more.
No. We would be getting the best out of the old and enjoying the new. But we would not be filling junk yards with things just because there are newer versions and taking no account of their continued viability. Many of us have reached a age where we could easily be junked because we have been ‘superseded’. We still have life and usefulness, given an open mind.
What kind of world would that look like?
Better, more tolerant, forward looking, but less wasteful?
I just asked a question and got helpful replies. Thanks to all the helpful responses.
