[kllrnohj]

> The Galaxy Nexus was released only 3 years ago. Since when was that beyond the expected lifespan of a flagship product from one of the world's largest tech companies?

It became beyond the expected lifespan when it became normal to buy a new one every 2 years thanks to contract pricing and carriers pushing people to upgrade.

[allegory]

That works apart from in Europe. We do a lot of non contract pay as you go stuff where the handset may last 4-5 years. I have a couple of Nokias that are still good after 8 years and Microsoft have a 11-12 year lifecycle for desktop OS for example.

2 years is just a cost cutting exercise and inexcusable.