Planned obsolescence when technological progress comes in large leaps seems more forgivable, than when the technology improvements are quite small. Also integr

Planned obsolescence when technological progress comes in large leaps seems more forgivable, than when the technology improvements are quite small. Also integrating parts that have widely different reasonable life spans into inseparable, non-repairable, non-upgradeable units is not responsible waste management. And that’s what’s turning some of us into cranky luddites.