The Right to Repair
The ability to repair items is supported by environmentalists, consumers, and servicemen, alike. Fixing products, rather than disposing of them,…
Planned Obsolescence – Advertisers
Apple: Think Different. Microsoft: Be What’s Next. Intel: Leap Ahead. These major corporations have slogans that all encompass innovation, creativity,…
Planned Obsolescence – Environmentalists
Major questions are posed by planned obsolescence: how often must products be replaced? Where do used products go? How accessible…
Planned Obsolescence – Consumers
Roaming the isles of any retail store, variations of the same products clutter the shelves and overwhelm consumers with choice….
Planned Obsolescence – Manufacturers
Planned obsolescence: “a policy of producing consumer goods that rapidly become obsolete and so require replacing, achieved by frequent changes in…
Outlining an Investigation of Planned Obsolescence
Have you noticed that your iPhone battery dies quicker after a few years? Or your refrigerator inconveniently malfunctions right after…