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I think the eventual solution will be a software subscription fee that ends up going to the carriers. They are motivated to get people to upgrade their phones right now, and unless they are legally obligated or financially compensated, I doubt they will change their practices to enable people keeping their phones.

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There used to be hardware rental and line maintenance charges in fixed line phone networks. There still are in cable networks. It's just another source of revenue, and it doesn't encourage software updates.

On Argentina, carriers usually block software updates so your phone gets "old" and they can sell you a new one, with a more expensive plan because you know this new phone requires a bigger plan, the one you already have doesn't fit

that's all they care about, you paying them.

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