[r00tanon]

So anyone who has already unlocked their Pixel 2 is good to go right? Getting the latest Pixel unlocked requires an internet connection, but once done it's done.

So the complaint is that in the far future the vendor might not support that on a six year old phone (by that time)? But, it is supported now, so what's the beef?

My old Pixel 2 only works now plugged into power and on WIFI because the battery is dead. I can get super-pissed off at Google for not supporting battery replacement on the Pixel 2, but it's a 6 year old phone. How long should I expect them to support it knowing at the time about the sealed battery. I can't get that pissed seeing as I bought it knowing the facts at the time :)

[saagarjha]

I mean, not being able to unlock your Pixel 2 is a pretty legitimate concern.

[justsomehnguy]

> So anyone who has already unlocked their Pixel 2 is good to go right?

So anyone who hasn't is fucked and you are fine with that?

> So the complaint is that in the far future

It's not a far future. It's already happening. And if decades ago it took up to years for a company to stop providing the services (or existing as a company) nowadays it takes mere weeks from the announcement.

And this is still not relevant to the problem - you can't do what you want with the device you paid full price for.

It's always amusing to hear people like you who defend the corporate behemoths at the expense of Regular Joe. "Embarrassed millionaires" vibe.

[ImPostingOnHN]

supporting something and not spending extra effort to block it are two different things, google only needs to do the second one here