Imgaine if consumer electronics had only 28nm chips with long-lasting and superior quality software. Every laptop and smartphone would have at least 10 yeear lifespan.
Indeed, the way I use my phone hasn't really changed in over a decade. I use the same few apps like email, calendar, music player, browser, and some messenger apps vast majority of the time. From user perspective, I can't tell any real difference in terms of usability or snappiness in the UI. We absolutely could've been making phones that last and then just continuously optimizing the software to keep getting more out of them. Unfortunately, the pressures of capitalism create an incredibly wasteful industry where companies try to get people to buy new phones as often as possible.
Right, key part is that there needs to be constant massive demand for the whole thing to be profitable. AI hype will die down eventually, so that's not gonna be a sustainable long term cash cow for them.