It's not unusual for tech companies to drop certain features or types of support for aging tech. Netflix dropped support for older devices recently itself. At a certain point, the older hardware just can't run modern software. But, typically, the old device is still functional. It just won't be able to do some of the things that newer models can do.
But the latest news from Amazon looks like it could be a bigger deal than that. In May, anyone with a Kindle built before 2013 will no longer have access to the Kindle Store, Kindle Unlimited or the "send to Kindle" service — potentially rendering the device all but useless.
