Google could give the Pixel 8 seven years of updates

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Why wouldn't they?

Because doing so is, to people who run businesses, throwing money in the dumpster

Google has one advantage over other Android device makers. They make profit off of the Play Store at a much higher rate than they do from hardware sales. If this change brings more people over from iOS to Android, it will be an overall win for them.