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by jandrese 546 days ago
When the manufacturer declares it 'EOL' and says they won't release any new patches, even for security vulnerabilities?
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If I'm the manufacturer, what is my incentive to declare that, rather than to stay silent and still act in a way indistinguishable from that?
The service contracts that state you will support the hardware until it reaches EOL.