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My dad bought me a good watch when I was 16. It was a 23-jewel, ... Into this classic marketing strategy, Apple then adds "planned" obsolescence. Lithium batteries sealed inside iPod bodies begin to lose their peak functionality after a year of use. By year two, you can only play your tunes half of the time.
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www.csmonitor.com/2006/0502/p09s02-coop.html
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KF commented on Planned Obsolescence: Now Online ... The Planned Obsolescence theme was created by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, based on TypoXP by Sunaryo Hadi. Planned Obsolescence is powered ... @sivavaid Good to see you, too! Excellent keynote today; great to see how the project has developed. #ir10 in reply to sivavaid 5 hrs ago...
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www.plannedobsolescence.net/good-grief/
www.plannedobsolescence.net/good-grief/
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There’ve been a few updates on Planned Obsolescence in the last couple of days, most notably that the text is now running in CommentPress 3.1, just released by the Institute for ... I’m in Milwaukee this week at the tenth meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers. The good news is that the wireless is strong,
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www.plannedobsolescence.net/
www.plannedobsolescence.net/
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Is planned obsolescence socially responsible? ... They warned of the poor public and customer relations that could follow and questioned the wisdom of large investment in redesign of a good product rather diversification of products.
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www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/sbeder/columns/engcol8.html
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For some products it's easy to see that planned obsolescence is inevitable. I can understand why we might want to buy a product because of certain improvements or additions. For example, many people junked their good old dependable black and white televisions for the new and improved color versions.
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www.smalltownmarketing.com/plannedobsolescence.html
www.smalltownmarketing.com/plannedobsolescence.html
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But it was a good TV and hard to throw away, especially after a $75 investment. So I yelled a lot and, after getting no satisfaction, went out and found another repair person who was every bit the first fellow's equal.
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www.midtod.com/9612/humor.phtml
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Was its obsolescence planned to get you to spend more money or did someone just figure out how to make a better mousetrap? This month’s article addresses a similar question in the context of the ever-changing sales compensation plan. ... Take a Good, Hard Look...
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www.valitusgroup.com/august_2006_vol_1_No_5.htm
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Despite all the Green talk, the nobility of sustainability may only be sales patois among some furniture people predisposed to honor feel good words and warm phrases just to stimulate business. ... Among people wanting to invest in furniture and home furnishings, the idea of planned obsolescence is repugnant.
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www.insidefurniture.com/insidefurniture/2007/11/sustain...
www.insidefurniture.com/insidefurniture/2007/11/sustainable-obs.html
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