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Companies ending software support for devices is a regular occurrence that can brick products
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On May 20, Amazon will stop supporting any of its Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier.
Key facts
- Amazon says affected devices include the first- and second-generation Kindles, the Kindle DX and DX Graphite, the Kindle Keyboard, the Kindle 4, the Kindle Touch, the Kindle 5
- On May 20, Amazon will stop supporting any of its Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier
- Other recent examples of companies killing parts of the software on older devices include Spotify ending support for its Car Thing in 2024 and Google discontinuing its older Nest thermostats in 2025
- The move doesn’t completely turn your ebook reader into e-waste
Summary
Companies ending software support for devices is a regular occurrence that can brick products, force customers to buy new stuff, and inevitably add to the ever-growing piles of e-waste across the world. The move doesn’t completely turn your ebook reader into e-waste. Other recent examples of companies killing parts of the software on older devices include Spotify ending support for its Car Thing in 2024 and Google discontinuing its older Nest thermostats in 2025. Should you want to keep your digital library in Bezos-land, you can access your collection via the Kindle app or on a browser at Amazon’s Kindle Cloud reader.