I’m kind of surprised companies don’t market longevity more honestly. Imagine if a brand said “our laptops are designed to last 8–10 years.” I feel like a lot of people would actually prefer that over constant upgrading.
Maybe, but the problem is investors usually want growth. If customers only buy something once every decade, sales numbers drop hard. That’s probably why companies lean toward shorter product cycles.
I had a Pixel book laptop that I have used for like 6+ years now and I got it after it had already been used for a couple years. I didn't upgrade for years and I think that's why Google stopped making their own laptops, it just outlasted everything else and I didn't have to buy anything new. It just doesn't make sense to do that from a business standpoint.