I did not say a computer only lasts three years, I said after three years (on average) they BEGIN hitting obsolescence issues.
It's due to the rate at which software and hardware advances.
Use that figure to put your own pc's age into perspective. If it's 5 years old, it's pretty old. If it's 10 it's ancient and you will start to have serious obsolescence issues.
I've got a computer from the late 80's that still runs, but I can't do anything useful with it.
I managed the support department for AT&T Wireless for the entire US for eight years. And EMC's five years before that. I was in charge of tens of thousands of PCs. Trust me when I say three years is where they start falling behind noticeably.
Advanced users notice it first of course, and need to upgrade sooner, but my entire point was - upgrade, or risk hitting problems that require you to start figuring out how to adapt your old machine to the world - that can take more effort than just staying up to date.
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