On Sat, 13 Nov 2010 21:54:58 -0600, CaveLamb
wrote:


And interesting essay.
But will people buy products designed to be repaired?


http://consumerist.com/2010/11/the-s...ectronics.html

Another question is: should they?

Mechanical things can be made to be repairable, and mechanisms do
wear. Electronic stuff can be made to be high-reliability, but not at
rock-bottom penny-shaving competitive consumer cost.

I think that trying to make consumer electronic stuff either
repairable or infallible is unrealistic. We need to learn how to
recycle more efficiently, effectively and economically so we can
continue to enjoy the benefits of efficiently-produced low-cost
gadgets and gizmos without screwing up the planet.