John Cartmell wrote:

Even so, each machine will only have a lifetime of 2-3 years.

In that case there is something badly wrong with the system.

Only in that hardware performance continues to increase in accordance
with Moore's law. If hardware constantly gets faster, software (in
particular entertainment software) will be written to make use of the
faster hardware. And as long as the software is appealing, users will
choose to buy it and buy hardware to run it.

So there's the flaw in the system - the continuous improvement of
hardware. What do you suggest we do about it?

From an individual user's POV, it's easy - stick with your old machine,
and choose not to run any demanding software.


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Grunff