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rtx · 2014-06-03 22:26:52+00:00

PC manufacturers should start making planned obsolescence a feature. Just like the new phones we get today.

majewsky | karma 15323 | avg karma 2.15 · | 2017-07-04 10:06:32+00:00

Planned obsolescence is already a thing.

ptah | karma 1154 | avg karma 1.17 · | 2020-03-12 05:46:55

they should focus on making rules around product obsolescence. phones and computers should work with latest OS for 10 years or more

neongodzilla | karma 129 | avg karma 3.91 · | 2023-08-15 00:18:42

Planned obsolescence. It's baked into every new tech in the last 30 years.

konschubert | karma 7289 | avg karma 2.77 · | 2019-01-06 09:17:52

I hope they do that instead of adding planned obsolescence.

jimmygrapes | karma 1405 | avg karma 1.51 · | 2022-12-27 17:10:30

Not upgrading due to costs? Luckily for you, we have invented planned obsolescence to solve this problem!

bigodbiel | karma 568 | avg karma 1.94 · | 2023-12-28 01:16:16

Planned obsolescence is industry standard, from toasters to iphones.

HeadsUpHigh | karma 709 | avg karma 1.15 · | 2020-11-27 12:18:59+00:00

PC gaming is the spearhead of planned obsolescence. Everything else comes after the gaming market has paid the hefty markup.

alliao | karma 760 | avg karma 1.52 · | 2022-07-10 16:54:37

planned obsolescence is quite a thing...?

deltasevennine | karma 103 | avg karma 0.3 · | 2022-08-06 22:23:36

Planned obsolescence for electronics is a recent development in terms of human history. My parents remember times where hardware was incredibly reliable and you can buy things that lasted for years and years and years.

ihsw | karma 5237 | avg karma 2.79 · | 2016-05-13 02:54:32

Sometimes planned obsolescence is a good thing.

petraeus | karma 102 | avg karma 0.51 · | 2018-02-06 19:34:31

its called planned obsolescence

swanswan | karma 3 | avg karma 0.75 · | 2021-02-14 16:23:01+00:00

Well anyway older devices are indeed forced into obsolescence, at least OS-wise.

supergauntlet | karma 390 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2019-06-27 04:48:24+00:00

I really think planned obsolescence is the future for everyone. Why build things to last when you can 1. save money by cheaping out and 2. ensure a future customer by cheaping out?

There's no reason for them to build high quality, long lasting things. So why would they? They don't care about the waste.

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cup-of-tea | karma 2319 | avg karma 2.45 · | 2017-09-29 19:34:02

Wow... well you're completely sold on the whole planned obsolescence thing, aren't you? I suggest looking up obsolete in the dictionary.

gsich | karma 1325 | avg karma 0.48 · | 2021-01-11 17:12:08

Planned obsolescence.

pwdisswordfish8 | karma 927 | avg karma 3.5 · | 2021-04-03 14:57:09+00:00

Planned obsolescence.

sliverstorm | karma 24708 | avg karma 2.23 · | 2015-01-25 02:10:37+00:00

The planned obsolescence came from the huge strides the market was making. I don't care that old Pentium 3 chips don't last for fifty years, because they are already relics twenty years later.

Making consumer goods bombproof when they will be comically obsolete in a decade or two seems like a waste of time, money, and resources.

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manmal | karma 5545 | avg karma 2.07 · | 2017-09-25 16:00:36

Look at the iPhone for planned obsolescence.

ccbccccbbcccbb | karma -13 | avg karma -0.1 · | 2022-08-05 06:43:16

Planned obsolescence presented as a feature.