Submitted by shanoshamanizum t3_11bgvlw in Futurology
Over the past 5 years we can notice aggressive planned obsolescence applied across pretty much all products. From an all-sealed non-repairable designs to software limitations it's visible even to the non-technical users.
We can differentiate two product cycles. Premium products with no planned obsolescence - higher price, less frequent change of device. Mainstream products - designed to be replaced frequently, lower price.
Ideas
- Initial price as low as mainstream. Users pay a fixed additional fee for each functioning year of the product thus reaching premium price if the products lasts longer.
- A marketplace where only products with no planned obsolescence are sold based on the above model
Would you switch to such a purchasing model as a user?
Would you switch to such a production model as a company?
[deleted] t1_j9xt8m8 wrote
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