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by allegory 4288 days ago
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.