In business, what is Planned Obsolescence?

Really bad practice and very poor environmentally. Better idea was from the wars and earlier, make do and mend, recycle, upcycle, and make everything with switchable components so there is little wastage. It is all corporate greed and money is truly the root of all evil.

Looking at you, Apple…

my faithful Nokia died recently, died of old age at 10 years old

JxP, Any & all types of technology companies really, not just "Apple".

Another scam to get our money! Making merchandise guaranteed to break or wear out!!

Beginning with the (used to be) common light 💡 bulb. When first manufactured they lasted for nearly 10 years. In A total vacuum, the filament without oxygen, did not '"burn out'" as quickly. So, they learned to not suck so hard and leave a itty-bit in order to sell more. There by creating a "Light-Bulb Moment"

Player #57750688, Yep, and guaranteed to wind up in the land fill or junk yard if it's a vehicle. Myself, I ❤️ the way Maytag makes stuff. They're products are soo good, they don't even have commercials anymore!! ;)

Putting computer components in appliances that don't need them is one of their biggest tricks. Washers, dryers, fridges... these don't need a computer to work. But it became part of planned obsolescence. It's infuriating.

This sorry practice is the exact opposite of the way American products were once built. It wasn't long ago at all that the label, "Made in the USA" meant the best designed, best built, longest lasting products available anywhere in the world. It was why Soviet people craved Levis jeans, the world's best. It is partly the fault of the American people, who no longer demand excellence, but accept whatever they are given.

Talaith, U are sooo right!! Amen to the last line u wrote!!

JxP, I do a lot of photography. I started using Nikon products. In 2004, digital cameras finally started to replace film cameras. Every 4 years I would need to upgrade. It had about 6 megapixels. My Nikon D 850 has 45.7 megapixels. With the right lenses for different jobs, it can be very useful. However we pay dearly for these improvements!

My 3G Motorola phone still works, still charges and powers up. Unfortunately, the systems are now 5G, so that little phone is now part of my cellular "museum." I have every cell phone I ever had, including the first one, which was installed in the car and had a pigtail antenna on the car roof.

arohanui, I know, right. Where to turn. Someone with business sense needs to make a component phone with replacement parts, upgradable board, excellent sound quality, expandable storage. We USED to have almost that until greed hit the industry.