End-of-Life Tech - Is it time for “Best Before” stickers?
Apple has condemned my MacBook Air to death. The execution date will probably be around the end of October next year. Samsung has probably already executed my Android Tablet, but I can’t find the information on their site. According to endoflife.date it’s been dead for a year. And Microsoft has condemned my fabulous Dell XPS15 laptop to death on Oct 14, 2025, and executed my XPS SE desktop and my Vostro 3500 Laptop 3 years ago. So I need to replace everything …. But Wait, Why? If I don’t bury all these systems, CyberScum around the world will try to turn them into weapons against me and my family. To extort money from me, destroy my digital memories and my online identities, and cause me untold pain trying to recover. Because that old tech no longer has security support - from the companies that made it and sold it to me. Really? Is burying and replacing my tech the best, most cost-effective protection against the CyberScum? Or is the upgrade mantra just a more subtle