The term "lifetime warranty" it's not directly related within the product life, instead is associated on it's market presence.
Usually, eletronic device production are limited in some predefined window space, that ensure to certain manufaturer a limited coverage before call some device to the end of life.
In other words, if unspecified in it's term and the product has been discontinued ( is no longer available EG:Rebranded, Revised..ecc,ecc ), as general rule in 6 months the warranty end.
In Europe, the law sets a minimum two-year warranty which must be burden by the retailers. So, that why we aint get the fancy "lifetime warranty".
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