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That isn’t planned obsolescence, because the people who upgrade for status reasons don’t destroy their phones - they either pass them on or trade them in. Argu
by zepto 6y ago
That isn’t planned obsolescence, because the people who upgrade for status reasons don’t destroy their phones - they either pass them on or trade them in.
Arguably it’s the opposite of planned obsolescence - even used phones are not obsolete and are still in circulation.
It’s also worth pointing out that this is Apple’s stated policy - they want phones to last longer so that more people have them and they can continue to sell services to them.
- fsflover 6y ago> That isn’t planned obsolescence, because the people who upgrade for status reasons don’t destroy their phones This has nothing to do with the definition of planned obsolescence. It does not matter what people do with the old phones.
- zepto 6y agoIt obviously does. If the phones are still in service, then by definition they are not obsolete.
- fsflover 6y agoReread the thread. In this thread, the OP is speaking about design obsolescence.
- zepto 6y ago> Reread the thread. In this thread, the OP is speaking about design obsolescence. I don’t need to reread it. My response applies to design obsolescence. Relatively few people upgrade every year these days. The fact that the old devices are still desirable negates the idea that people don’t want them because they look outdated. I.e. changes in design are not causing people to stop using the devices. For design obsolescence to apply to Apple, workable devices would need to be retired from service early because they were no longer seen as desirable. That isn’t happening.
- fsflover 6y ago> Relatively few people upgrade every year these days. [Citation needed]
- zepto 6y agoNo - this is trivially googled. Compare phones sold to phones in service. Tens of millions vs more then a billion.
- shard 6y agoI don't think what you are stating is the definition for planned obsolescence. For example, even though there is a used car market, the fact that someone upgrades their car due to fashion means it's planned obsolescence. In fact, that's where the term was born.