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cdev:

--- Quote from: SilverSolder on April 04, 2021, 01:02:45 am ---
Surprisingly many people will argue there is no such thing as planned obsolescence...

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They are often the same people who are planning it. They are up to no good.
cdev:

--- Quote from: Ground_Loop on April 04, 2021, 03:31:44 am ---I would argue that most of what is claimed to be planned obsolescence is actually marketers and engineers providing a product aligned with a price point that people are willing to buy it.

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I think that like almost everything, its an optimization tradeoff, what tradeoffs do you make, based on what you know. Nothing lasts forever. Nobody expects that. But, people don't expect a timer in their products that makes them stop working after the warranteed period runs out. (the worst case scenario, which I think should be illegal.)

This reminds me of the double meaning in the use of the word "sustainable" these days. Sometimes, "sustainable" has a double meaning and not in a good way. With it actually meaning "profitable enough" . I'll leave it up to you to figure out where those uses are,l don't want to get into arguments about it.
madires:
Have you noticed that after the Phoebus cartel was shut down standard incandescent bulbs are still rated for only 1000h? Business as usual - it doesn't need a cartel.
wraper:

--- Quote from: madires on April 04, 2021, 03:30:22 pm ---Have you noticed that after the Phoebus cartel was shut down standard incandescent bulbs are still rated for only 1000h? Business as usual - it doesn't need a cartel.

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If you increase longevity, you will decrease lumens per consumed power, as I already mentioned. You will make more durable product but much worse overall.
madires:
Like 42W halogen bulbs rated for 1500h (former replacement for standard 60W bulbs)?
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