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FORBES: Resist Planned Obsolescence or Accept the Financial Consequences
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Products of all types — cars, incandescent bulbs, your iPad and iPhone — are designed with planned obsolescence in mind. The need or desire to replace products quickly and a shorter product life-cycle are a consistent drain on wealth. In the previous generation, the latest television sets were big household expenses, just like they are today, but they stayed operational and sufficient for a couple of decades.
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To bad most consumers are reading/watching TMZ instead of something important
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