All products follow the same life phases. That provide users a reliable information what to use for a new development, and when the end of life can be expected.
![product-lifetime-bargraph](https://shop.cybrotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/product-lifetime-bargraph.jpg)
– a new product is announced a few months in advance
– samples may be available during development, please ask
– product may be updated during the lifetime, main functionality will be retained
– obsolescence warning is issued one year in advance
– obsolete products are available until the stock is gone
– support is available 7 years after the product has become obsolete
– purchase in this period is considered a spare part and has shorter support
– documentation and software for obsolete products are available on web site
– after 7 years, device is no longer supported
![new](https://shop.cybrotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/new.jpg)
The product will be available from the specified date.
![obsolete](https://shop.cybrotech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/obsolete.jpg)
The product will become obsolete from the specified date. It is available for purchase until the end of stock.