The article implies this is not a concern for "regular" people. That is absolutely false. How many people get their family photos when they finally decide to recycle that 15 year old PC in the basement?

How many people have a device that they may only power up ever few years, like on vacation. In fact, I have a device that I've only used on rare occasions these days (an arcade machine) that now I suspect I'll have to reinstall since It's been 2 or 3 years since I've last used it.

This is a pretty big deal that they don't put on the box.