Note that planned obsolescence isn’t inherently bad. It‘s responsible to plan for the end of a product’s lifecycle. What’s problematic (by which I mean a total scam) is planned, arbitrarily-premature obsolescence that necessitates the purchase of new products when the old ones’ lifecycle could have been extended. That is indeed increasingly common.
Are there any regulatory statutes that attempt to curtail this practice (perhaps in the EU or California)?
We know very little for sure about Proxima b, but it’s orbiting a red dwarf, it’s probably tidally locked, and it’s unlikely to have an atmosphere, so I wouldn’t start packing your bags yet.
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Reply to A platform for products with no planned obsolescence by shanoshamanizum
Note that planned obsolescence isn’t inherently bad. It‘s responsible to plan for the end of a product’s lifecycle. What’s problematic (by which I mean a total scam) is planned, arbitrarily-premature obsolescence that necessitates the purchase of new products when the old ones’ lifecycle could have been extended. That is indeed increasingly common.
Are there any regulatory statutes that attempt to curtail this practice (perhaps in the EU or California)?