Sounds like something telecoms would like, buying those big expensive phones that keep you on their 2 year contracts (24 months)

I sincerely think this meme should be considered dead.

http://time.com/money/3991578/verizon-2015-mobile-cell-phone...

I work in the mobile. I am experiencing this daily. IF normal consumers gave a shit about patching old phones, THEN we have a legitimate shot at fixing this problem. But carriers are generally transitioning away from treating handsets as a revenue source and focusing more on transport.

So please- think hard about repeating this cheap shot. It's easy and can win you internet points, but I am arguing that now is the best time in history that we could start making progress on this issue. Comments like this do not help move the ball forward.

Thank you for educating me on this matter.

Though from what I've witnessed, even though it is unreasonable, it seems most non-techs expect the carriers to do it automatically for them without their involvement.

That would work, but only if people appreciated the scope of the risk of continued operation of their vulnerable phone.