Moore's Law is responsible. Computers in the 80s were much more modifiable and long-lasting, but back then 5 years was an absolute eternity for hardware perfor

Moore's Law is responsible. Computers in the 80s were much more modifiable and long-lasting, but back then 5 years was an absolute eternity for hardware performance. So we learned to buy cheaper computers because we'd have to replace them every 3-5 years anyway.