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Default Planned Obselescence....A Good Thing?

Everett M. Greene wrote
Rod Speed writes
Everett M. Greene wrote
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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?


Its harder to design something as compact
as that with standard replaceable batterys.


What's smaller and more compact than present-day cell phones?


ipods, USB keys, ear buds, etc etc etc.

ipods too.


You have to toss a $60-$120 device just because a $5 battery has failed.


Indeed.