Corporations will, 99% of the time, take things you bought away from you if... 1. They are not making (enough) money on them any more 2. They can and get away with it Simply because they want to clear the stage of all competition for their next offering, including old offerings you may be happy with...
I've found the opposite, but then I wear giganitc studio headphones with a removable jack cable, so if it breaks i can just shove a new cable in.