Piobaire
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Why would people expect free or deeply discounted speakers?
I don't even know if it is planned obsolescence. The fact of the matter is that maintaining and supporting 10 year old products is expensive. It also can limit new development to make everything backwards compatible. Yes, it sucks, but I don't get the backlash this has caused.
So should a ten year old car get bricked? I mean, lots of electronics in a 10 year old car, and imagine the cost of maintaining a stock of parts. Speakers would fall into the category of purchases that should continue to function until they mechanically no longer can.