I think there's something to be said about this in regards to consumer electronics as well. One of the oldest electronic devices that I still use on a daily basis is my ereader, which is a very early model. It simply does everything it needs to do, it's feature-complete.
Unfortunately there aren't many consumer electronics that fall into that category and a huge portion of consumer electronics that end up in the dump are not physically damaged in any way, but simply can't run the latest software, firmware, or OS. Or else they're missing the latest wifi or cellular radios, high end cameras, wireless charging protocols, etc.
Actually, I realized that much of my _music_ equipment falls into this category as well.
My mixer is an early example of a MIDI-controllable analog mixer but since the MIDI protocol is still ubiquitous, it still fits right into my modern workflow. New mixers don't really bring much to the table that am average person would need.
Similar thoughts about my PlayStation 2 from 2004[0] that I still play Dance Dance Revolution on. I don’t have to worry about anything changing that breaks the experience. (Except finding a TV that minimizes upscale lag but that should have been a trivial thing for TV makers to get right.)
[0] The PS2 platform is from 2000 but I use a miniaturized PS2 slim which was released and probably manufactured in 2004.
Unfortunately there aren't many consumer electronics that fall into that category and a huge portion of consumer electronics that end up in the dump are not physically damaged in any way, but simply can't run the latest software, firmware, or OS. Or else they're missing the latest wifi or cellular radios, high end cameras, wireless charging protocols, etc.