Planned obsolescence
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 Planned obsolescence  (Pollution, Ecocide)   | |
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| Interest of | Apple |
| Designing things to break early. | |
Planned obsolescence describes a strategy of deliberately ensuring that the current version of a given product will become out of date or useless within a known time period; most of the times achieved by intentionally designing a product to cease proper function within a specific window.
This proactive move guarantees that consumers will seek replacements in the future, thus bolstering demand.[1]
History
The world's first international cartel was initially called Phoebus, and it limited the lifetime of lightbulbs as well as fixing their price.[2]
Digital products
Digital products are easily created that stop and effectively self-destruct after a specific number of uses, or which can be remotely disabled or degraded.[2]
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