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Default Planned Obselescence....A Good Thing?


What explains the electric toothbrushes that don't have
replaceable batteries? You have to toss a $60-$120
device just because a $5 battery has failed.


Using the battery to enforce product obscelence is standard practice in
the industry.

TMT

Everett M. Greene wrote:
"Rod Speed" writes:
terry wrote
Although recent discussion/discovery that IPods will
exhaust their batteries in approximately one to two
years do clearly raise the question? "Designed to fail?".


Doesnt explain stuff like cordless phones that use standard batterys.


What explains the electric toothbrushes that don't have
replaceable batteries? You have to toss a $60-$120
device just because a $5 battery has failed.