Owners of the latest Pixel 5 are told to expect this device (released in October 2020) to be made vintage in 2023. Even if an operating system vendor still supports a device, this presumes the apps and network connections will still work for older devices, which is not always the case. Twenty years ago, we could buy a laptop and everything would work pretty much the same for over a decade. Perhaps the best we can hope for is for manufacturers to work harder to recycle and upgrade devices for consumers. Many people aim to use older devices to avoid paying for a new device after all.