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graywoman7 t1_j6lbdux wrote

Reply to comment by Cfwydirk in Does anybody know the origin story of BIFL? by knowhow_LM

Planned obsolescence is something like a phone that stops supporting new software and no longer functions because of it. Poorly made appliances are just poorly made. They quit working because the quality is low.

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Cfwydirk t1_j6ldnk2 wrote

The semantics mean nothing. The plan is for consumers to buy more often. Even the hardcore green environment people don’t “get” it. More crap to put in landfills and pollute.

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