> These devices are end of life
If I told you that your fridge or car would be EOL in 5 years, and after that you should throw it away and buy a new one, you'd rightly laugh me out of the room.
I think it's worth taking a moment to consider why we let manufacturers get away with abandoning tech gadgets so quickly...
Last I checked most manufacturers have a limited time warranty on pretty much all appliances, especially short on low end appliances; after that you are on your own. So I don’t see your point here? The router can still route, but you know have a much bigger chance of it “failing” by being hacked. Equally so your refrigerator compressor can die easily after 5 years and the manufacturer won’t have to pay you a cent or try to repair it. You are truly on your own after the warranty