It’s not my intention to start a pissing match but there’s a world of difference between components like 386 processors that were crucial in devices that became obsolete and unwanted overnight to those used in equipment that is is perfectly viable and still serves the function for which it was designed. A company (such as Garmin) has several options if they are truly committed to preventing accusations of planned obsolescence. They can include a guarantee of availability clause when accepting bids from component manufacturers or they can stockpile an adequate supply of parts when the manufacturer announces their intent to halt production. Before anyone jumps in with “A company can’t afford to stay in business that way” I’d like to point out electronic components are dirt cheap and getting more so by the minute. There isn’t a single component in those units that Garmin couldn’t easily have absorbed the cost of several thousand and although I don’t know which components are no longer available, I’m willing to say there aren’t many of them. My point is Garmin wouldn’t have had to devote much shelf space or financial capital to have purchased enough spares to service all the units that will ever need it had they not wanted owners to replace them instead.