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>should end with the culprit being out of business I would agree if it's non-EoL products. This, not so much. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say since it's EoL WD don't need to do anything. Just that the degree of seriousness of this incident changes with that.
I would agree if't s a non-EoL products. This, not so much. A company should not be permitted to just declare something “EoL” if it is still in widespread usage. They made it, they support it as long as any customer still has it.
I can't agree strongly enough with you, though I'm not sure about the term you recommend. On the one hand, imagine if your car were end of lifed after a couple years. On the other hand, imagine if it took 20 years. The first would ensure you are screwed, the latter would encourage serial corporate bankruptcy.
There's a good middle ground. Perhaps, like the 10 years for cars, it needs to be legislated. Perhaps this is what we consumers have decided to accept, that once the warranty runs out, that's it.