Planned Obsolescence is common lots of other industries. Your washing machine for example is now only designed to last 5 years before replacement is needed. Whi

Planned Obsolescence is common lots of other industries. Your washing machine for example is now only designed to last 5 years before replacement is needed. While repair is possible, a lot of non-computing products are now designed to be taken away and recycled and replaced with new because its easier and cheaper to do so.