Is the article itself not .... "genuinely" enough?

    1. Buy $thing in good faith
    2. $thing stops working for $reasons
    3. Go to step 1

versus

    1. Buy $thing in good faith
    2. It cannot be sabotaged by its own corporate creator due to legislation
    3. Visit the Bahamas with all your extra money.

How would a prospective buyer know that the company will shut their product service down?

Sometimes, it's a company that has done it before (e.g. Google). But not always.