Planned obsooescence is a time bomb in products, particularly electronics by [Apple](/s/crApple).
It means deliberately making a device become defunct sooner and components last for a shorter time.
It is a tactic to make people purchase their next product sooner (after the deliberately shortened lifespan of their previous product expired).
# Should planned obsolescence be **outlawed?**
Planned obsooescence is a time bomb in products, particularly electronics by .
It means deliberately making a device become defunct sooner and components last for a shorter time.
It is a tactic to make people purchase their next product sooner (after the deliberately shortened lifespan of their previous product expired).
Planned obsolescence is a consequence of product warranties and an ever competing environment. Outlawing it is just like squeezing a tube of sealed toothpaste ... the lump just pops up somewhere else.
Planned obsolescence is a consequence of product warranties and an ever competing environment. Outlawing it is just like squeezing a tube of sealed toothpaste ... the lump just pops up somewhere else.
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