Comment on Will Planned Obsolescence Kill Silicon Valley? [video]parentComments−brunoqc11yHow can you tell that it was planned obsolescence and not just lowering the quality to lower prices?−analog3111yDon't know. I agree that your hypothesis is probably the best one. But lowering quality is a conscious decision.−webreac11ymaybe, but I think that reducing the lifespan by 50% does not produce a reduction of 50% of the price for the seller, but often mean a reduction of 50% of the value of the product for the buyer. It is very bad also for ecology.
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How can you tell that it was planned obsolescence and not just lowering the quality to lower prices?
Don't know. I agree that your hypothesis is probably the best one. But lowering quality is a conscious decision.
maybe, but I think that reducing the lifespan by 50% does not produce a reduction of 50% of the price for the seller, but often mean a reduction of 50% of the value of the product for the buyer. It is very bad also for ecology.