For me I wonder if this isn't an indication that the devices have gotten so much better, more than a perk, because it isn't all devices that get the 3 year promise. How many times in the past did one hear, that device's hardware can't support the new OS? The devices were evolving and changing a lot then, font facing cameras, more and more RAM, faster and faster processors, more frequency ranges, etc. So is it really a new promise or one that they just couldn't make or keep before? I also feel this feeds into the less for more thing. All of the manufacturers really do seem to be slowing down on what they can do or improve. I only came to Samsung with the S10 so I really don't know much about Samsung before that time. Since then however I keep hearing the same refrain from reviewers about Samsung's flagship devices, if you owned last year's model this year's isn't going to be much of an upgrade. Nearly all of the reviews I watched for the S20 said it was a great upgrade for S9 or older owners but not much of one for S10 owners. Now I'm hearing the same thing for the S21. Although unlike the S20, that was plagued with issues right out of the box, like in the video I posted above, there is mention of how several things have been "fixed", refined or changed, one way or another, in the latest device. For me, I don't really see that as an incentive because it's not a horrible device and the patches they have put out have done a lot for improving the issues for most. If there's not much new can you really justify the expense? I'm sure some could.